GE Senographe DS

Chapter 7 Page no. 764
JC-ELE-A-050.fm
GE Healthcare Senographe DS
Revision 1 Service Information and Procedures Class A 2385072-16-8EN
Job Card ELE A050 - Changing Senographe Internal IP Addresses
The /etc/inet/hosts file appears in an X-Windows based TextEdit application window.
8. Within the TextEdit application window, change all of the current Senographe systems IP addresses
from 192.168.1.x to match your preferred new address scheme (e.g. 192.168.100.x).
9. Save the /etc/inet/hosts file (File > Save) and click the button in the top left of the TextEdit window
to exit the editor.
10. Copy the newly modified /etc/inet/hosts file to the /export/home/extra_tmp/IPbak directory for backup
purposes, by entering:
cp /etc/inet/hosts /export/home/extra_tmp/IPbak/hosts.new
11. Ensure that /etc/hosts is a symbolic link to /etc/inet/hosts, by using the following sub-steps:
a. List all the symbolic links associated with the /etc/hosts file by entering:
ls -l /etc/hosts
b. Review the command line output.
c. Remove the /etc/hosts file without prompting for confirmation, regardless of the file's permissions,
by entering:
rm -f /etc/hosts
d. Create a symbolic link from /etc/hosts is to /etc/inet/hosts by entering:
ln -s /etc/inet/hosts /etc/hosts
If the command line output Then
begins with lrwxrwxrwx and finishes with hosts -> ./inet/hosts the symbolic link is set and
you can go to step 12
does not begin with lrwxrwxrwx and does not finish with
hosts -> ./inet/hosts
the symbolic link is not set
and you must go to
sub-step c
Edit all IP Addresses