2 connections, 1 NIC

[nspmangalore]

is it possible to maintain 2 different connections for 1 Network card that i have.

let me be more clear,
i have 1 NIC on my system, and 2 different ethernet cable connections.
each of those connections require my card to be configured to different ip addresses.
so, instead of having to type in the addresses manually every time i use a different cable, is there an easier approach??

if i can know which is the configuration file which stores this ip info, maybe i can maintain 2 copies of it and use the appropriate file whenever necessary. will that work?

also, is there any way to identify which of the 2 cables is plugged in and choose the appropriate configuratiion file.

sorry for the long post...
thanks in advance.

[PatMcLJr]

maybe a

#! /bin/bash
blah
blah
blah

would do it? you could write one that toggles the ips

man ifconfig

Best of Luck,
Pat Jr

[nspmangalore]

Originally Posted by PatMcLJr

maybe a

#! /bin/bash
blah
blah
blah

would do it? you could write one that toggles the ips

man ifconfig

Best of Luck,
Pat Jr

thanks for the reply, Pat.
ifconfig should do it.