document updated 12 years ago, on Dec 14, 2011
Debian/Ubuntu etc
static IP
edit /etc/network/interfaces
Linux
static IP
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.101 netmask 255.255.255.0
default gateway
route add default gw 192.168.1.254 eth0
DNS server
edit /etc/resolv.conf
Solaris
IP address
edit /etc/hosts (using the name found in hostname.hme*)
netmask
edit /etc/netmasks
default gateway
Edit /etc/defaultrouter
Or route add default 192.168.1.1
DNS server
edit /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/nsswitch.conf
make changes take effect without rebooting
svcadm restart network/physical
or
/etc/init.d/network restart