On Saturday 15 Jan 2005 15:05, jim lawrence wrote: > On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 10:47:50 -0500, Charles E Taylor IV > > <tomalek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 11:59:44 +0800 > > > > Shi-Ming Chen <shiming.chen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I have a notebook and take it with me between office and home. > > > The network connection is static ip address at office and ADSL with a > > > dhcp server at home. I must use system-config-network to change > > > between static ip address and dhcp, in addition to dns server. > > > > > > Any suggestions? > > > Thanks. > > > > here's something that might work. Go into /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts > > , and copy the ifcfg-eth0 script to ifcfg-homenetwork. Then, use > > system-config-network to set up "homenetwork" for your home network and > > set up the "eth0" device for work. When you're at woek, you should be > > able to type "ifup eth0", and when you're at home, "ifup homenetwork" > > should bring up the network card with the right settings. You might also > > want to make check the "allow users to actvate/deactivate" and uncheck > > "activate device when computer starts" for both of these. > > > > I have the opposite situation from you - my home network uses fixed IPs, > > while work uses DHCP. > > > > -- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Charles Taylor <tomalek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > * Chemistry teacher, Linux enthusiast! > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Web: http://home.mindspring.com/~charletiv/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > I have personally tried this as well, where my work and home are using > dhcp, switching profiles and always have to reboot for changes to take > affect. A simple restart of the network doesn't do it in my case. > Seems like alot of work to be switching around from 1 palce to the > next. > > -- > > ******************************************************** > When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle. > It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself. > ************************************ > Registered Linux User: #376813 Just a thought Jim. Have you made sure you bring the old network down? I had a similar problem in another RH distro, can't remember which one now, and had a short script that went something like this: ipdown <last eth> service network stop service network start ipup <new eth> Overkill perhaps. But it worked. Never did find out why it was needed. > > jim lawrence -- Tony Dietrich ------------- Moore's Constant: Everybody sets out to do something, and everybody does something, but no one does what he sets out to do.
