Re: Is it possible to take the IP address from a file and assign it to LAN interface for certain period of time

Uhm, networks do not have IP addresses. And, for that matter, neither have computers. *Interfaces* have IP addresses, and a computer can have multiple interfaces (say, its ethernet interface, its wireless interface and its loopback interface), and each interface may have multiple IP addresses.

If your question is, "can I assign an IP address to one of my computers interfaces", the answer is, obviously, yes. After all, when you turn on your computer, none of its interfaces has an IP address. And they do get one after a while.

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Re^2: Is it possible to take the IP address from a file and assign it to LAN interface for certain period of time by TechUser245 (Novice) on Sep 11, 2011 at 10:58 UTC
Thanks for the input Javafan. I should have explained it a bit better. My server got 2 NIC's and I am trying to change the IP of NIC - 1 --> Local Area Connection. Btw, it is not right to say that when you turn on your computer, none of its Interfaces has an IP address. if you have assigned a static IP, it will be there irrespective of the status of the network :-)	[reply]
Re^3: Is it possible to take the IP address from a file and assign it to LAN interface for certain period of time by JavaFan (Canon) on Sep 11, 2011 at 12:40 UTC
Even with a "static" IP, the IP address isn't assigned to the interface when turning on the computer. It's during the boot process that the address is assigned - be it by DHCP, or read from a configuration file. Static here just means that the local policy says your interface will be assigned the same IP address.	[reply]