Temporary IP Address

Sometimes when we are in the middle of network troubleshooting we need to add a temporary aliasing ip address for our server or pc.

In linux operating system the quick way to do that is by using the following command in the console:

ip addr add 192.168.10.10/24 dev eth0

Replace eth0 with your actual network interface. For temporary changing the gateway use the following command:

ip route replace default via 192.168.10.1

Replace the temporary ip address and gateway with yours. If you want to remove the temporary ip address use the following command :

ip addr del 192.168.10.10/24 dev eth0

Another way to remove them is by restarting your machine.