[SLE] network "location" changing

From: Michael George (george_at_mutualdata.com)
Date: 11/22/03

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    Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 15:03:55 -0500
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    Under OSX, I can choose a "location" for my networking which will change my IP
    address (or use DHCP), my gateway, and even nameservers for that groups of
    settings. This is very nice for my iBook, because I can just select one for
    when I'm at home on my home network and select another for at work.

    However, I have not found anything in my SuSE 8.2 Pro installation which does
    this. I have to change the network settings in one place and then change the
    gateway in another. Not terribly hard, but when I have a portable system that
    needs static IP and gateway info (not DHCP) and changes frequently, it would
    be nice to have something that I can just select a "location" and have
    everything set in one fell swoop.

    Is there any software in the standard 8.2 (or 9.0, I'm thinking about
    upgrading to that and this type of app would make that for sure) that I may
    have overlooked that would do such a thing?

    I know I could make a simple app or script that would change the settings, but
    I don't want to reinvent the wheel if the wheel is already out there. And
    given the increasing popularity of Linux on laptops, I would think the chances
    of such a tool already existing are pretty good.

    Thanks! 

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