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How do I assign an IP address to an interface?

To assign an IP address to an interface you would use:

ifconfig ethX mask

Where ethX is the interface name. An example of this would be:

ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.1 mask 255.255.255.0

This would assign the IP address of 192.168.0.1 subnet mask 255.255.255.0 to eth0. Additional information can be found by typing man ifconfig.

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