Temporary configure IP address eth port

http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/03/ifconfig-7-examples-to-configure-network-interface/

 

 

2. Display Details of All interfaces Including Disabled Interfaces

# ifconfig -a

3. Disable an Interface

# ifconfig eth0 down

4. Enable an Interface

# ifconfig eth0 up

5. Assign ip-address to an Interface

Assign 192.168.2.2 as the IP address for the interface eth0.

# ifconfig eth0 192.168.2.2

Change Subnet mask of the interface eth0.

# ifconfig eth0 netmask 255.255.255.0

Change Broadcast address of the interface eth0.

# ifconfig eth0 broadcast 192.168.2.255

Assign ip-address, netmask and broadcast at the same time to interface eht0.

# ifconfig eth0 192.168.2.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.2.255