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+# Ubuntu Based Server (new system)
+
+## Change IP Address
+Edit the config file and restart the network stack 
+(NOTE: If you do this wrong, you may loose network connection - make sure you can get to the system physically or via your virtualization console if it goes wrong)
+sudo nano /etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yml
+- Change address/gateway/nameservers as needed
+ctrl+O to save, ctrl+X to exit
+
+Restart the network services (or reboot the host)
+sudo systemctl restart systemd-networkd
+
+
+
+
+# OpenSuse Based Server (old system)
+## Change IP Address
+
+Use yast to modify network settings. Make sure you tab through screens to set the netmask, gateway, and name servers too!