How to assign an IP address or to know it ?

[pheromix]

Hi all,

I am just hired in a company and I do not know the IP address of their linux computer , how can I know it ? And how to assign an IP address to Linux ?

Thank you very much

[sml156]

Ask your administrator

[pheromix]

Hi,

I want to resolve the problem myself so my boss will not have any doubt about my knowledge of Linux. So how to know the IP address of the computer , or how to assign it an IP address ?

[Irithori]

Maybe I am picky, but:
- You want to solve it yourself, but ask for a solution here? (Not discouraging you, just cant follow that logic )
- linux knowledge does not stop at setting an IP

Anyway, ip, ifconfig and route are your friends for information gathering and adhoc configuration.

man ip
man ifconfig
man route

For reboot safe configuration have a look at NetworkManager (Desktop)
or (on redhat style machines) in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts

[sml156]

Hi,

I want to resolve the problem myself so my boss will not have any doubt about my knowledge of Linux. So how to know the IP address of the computer , or how to assign it an IP address ?

If you manage to change some of the setting's your boss may have no doubt what to do with you , and I don't see that as being a good thing for you