Setting Up a Safety Harness
Sun Nov 12, 2006 · 86 words

Changing IP-s is sometimes a risky business. Especially if your server's behind a firewall, in another country, across a great body of water. So here's a little backup strategy to use in case something does go bad:

> sudo at now + 1 hour

>networksetup -setmanual "Built-in Ethernet" youroldip youroldnetmask youroldrouter

> Ctrl -D

That way, if all goes to hell, it should go back to the previous state after an hour. If all goes well, don't forget to

> at -l

> at -r jobnumber

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