howto check ip address in shell without using ifconfig?

Hi gurus,

I got a question, suppose I don't have ifconfig command in my shell, is
there a way that i can check my ip address?

I don't know somehow my ifconfig just doesn't work, it is VM RHEL.

Thanks,

On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:36:25 +0200, Yinghe Chen wrote:

> Hi gurus,
>
> I got a question, suppose I don't have ifconfig command in my shell, is
> there a way that i can check my ip address?
>
> I don't know somehow my ifconfig just doesn't work, it is VM RHEL.
>
> Thanks,

did you try
/sbin/ifconfig
.... maybe /sbin is not in your shell's path.

jack



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On Aug 22, 11:36 am, "Yinghe Chen" <yinghe.c...@jeppesen.com.rm>
wrote:
> Hi gurus,
>
> I got a question, suppose I don't have ifconfig command in my shell, is
> there a way that i can check my ip address?
>
> I don't know somehow my ifconfig just doesn't work, it is VM RHEL.
>
> Thanks,


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"Yinghe Chen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Hi gurus,
>
>I got a question, suppose I don't have ifconfig command in my shell, is
>there a way that i can check my ip address?
>
>I don't know somehow my ifconfig just doesn't work, it is VM RHEL.

Set the PATH variable for you shell. That is a common
problem for shell scripts executed by cron, for example.
In this case ifconfig is in /usr/sbin, and that is not
likely to be in any user's PATH that is automatically
generated.

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yeah, it is correct, the /sbin/ is not in my shell's path, I added and it
works fine now.

Thank you all,

"Jack Snodgrass" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Ti0zi.5916$ni6.3548@trnddc03...
> On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:36:25 +0200, Yinghe Chen wrote:
>
>> Hi gurus,
>>
>> I got a question, suppose I don't have ifconfig command in my shell, is
>> there a way that i can check my ip address?
>>
>> I don't know somehow my ifconfig just doesn't work, it is VM RHEL.
>>
>> Thanks,
>
> did you try
> /sbin/ifconfig
> ... maybe /sbin is not in your shell's path.
>
> jack
>
>
>
> --
> D.A.M. - Mothers Against Dyslexia
>
> see http://www.jacksnodgrass.com for my contact info.
>
> jack - Grapevine/Richardson