ifconfig

[daveleo]

hello
i jammed up my HP-UX 10.x machine by typing in this command exactly as follows.....

ifconfig lan0 99.99.99.102 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 99.99.99.255

where lan0 is the network inteface i want to configure.

at that point, it locked up solid and i eventually had no choice but to cut power...... upon reboot, the machine gives me a FAIL at one of the LAN checks and will not boot the CDE, though i do have a console $ at this point.

i believe the command should have been
ifconfig lan0 inet 99.99.99.102 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 99.99.99.255

before i go in and do further damage, can anyone confirm the correct syntax for this command....i have two sys admin books here with 2 different command formats.

thanks, in advance

daveleo

 

[gerudman]

Command looks pretty good to me, but if uncertain, do the setup via Sam and then afterwards look in the Sam log for the command for future reference.

 

[daveleo]

thanks for the replies.
i did finally hack my way to to the CDE and got it networked and to the internet.....though not quite sure exactly how i crashed it.

daveleo

 

[MikeLacey]

If in doubt - do it via sam and look at the logs.

Purists will tell you that sam is evil and that only the ways of the command line lead to expertise and achievement - but they're mistaken

Knowing how to do something, the syntax, can always be reached via man or something; knowing *what* to do is the trick.

Mike

"Deliver me from the bane of civilised life; teddy bear envy."

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[daveleo]

thanks for the idea of using SAM logs.

however the unit would not boot up to the CDE and was giving me a fraction of a second for the console login prompt before it cycled trying to restart the CDE again..... so getting SAM up at that point was (i think) not possible.

i even tried going in from the outside via Omni-X but of course the CDE would not boot that way either.

the backdrop to all this is that any monkey (me) can buy and operate a unix machine, but somewhere nearby should be an expert.

daveleo

 

[malvin]

Hi Dave, as a brutal measure you could boot up to single user mode by answering yes to the interact prompt. at this point you would type in "hpux -is". Then when the system comes up you can "mountall", set your term type and then use "vi" to edit the /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file. There is an entry about 7 or 8 lines down the file where the "hostname" is stored. Just delete the host name and do a reboot "shutdown -ry 0" and the machine will come up in "instant ignition mode" which will ask you all the right questions about configuring your lan
hope this helps
malvin

 

[daveleo]

thanks malvin
i will add that to my bag of tricks.
i have a new machine arriving today....cant imagine how much trouble i'll be in by midnight!

daveleo