Re: [IUG] Change IP address in Mil clients without re-install?

["Brenda K. Giovanneillo" <brenda at alisnet dot info>]

I agree with Bob. ALIS uses the server name as well. We have changed internet providers a couple of times as well as changing IP ranges within the same provider, and using the server name has allowed us to not have to involve massive changes on workstations across more than fifty locations. All of the work associated with such changes was then done by and under the control of central site staff without having to deal with panic in the streets.

Best regards,

Brenda Giovanneillo
ALIS
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Duncan [mailto:duncanr at lafayette dot edu]
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 05:53 PM
To: 'IUG INNOPAC List'
Subject: Re: [IUG] Change IP address in Mil clients without re-install?

At 04:37 PM 08/20/2008, Steve wrote: >Jen Fritz wrote: > > The IP address of our Millennium server is changing. With this change, > > all of the Millennium clients will need their IP addresses changed as well. > >You need to edit the: > > lax.command.line.args= > >...line in the file c:\millennium\iiirunner.lax I'd go with Steve's suggestion (versus changing shortcuts), but while you're there, instead of configuring for the IP address of the server, I'd use the hostname of the server. Configuring Mill clients to point to an IP address instead of hostname is just begging for more work down the road. (Unless, of course, you frequently change hostnames and the IP address remains relatively constant.) Note that although the arg that Steve points to says "ip=", it will accept the IP address or the server name. BTW, if your campus IT folks use something like LANDesk, they should be able to push out a change like this from the comfort of their cubicles. Bob Duncan ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~ Robert E. Duncan Systems Librarian Editor of IT Communications Lafayette College Easton, PA 18042 duncanr at lafayette dot edu http://www.library.lafayette.edu/ -- This message was distributed through the Innovative Users Group INNOPAC list Public replies: INNOPAC at innopacusers dot org Update your subscription options: http://innopacusers.org/mailman/listinfo/innopac


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