Topic: Quiting

[MTS]

Hi, could someone tell me how I can get to the screen prompt?

I can quit out of the console but when I do all I get is the login prompt and I want to be able to find out what my external IP address is by typing ifconfig...

Any advise?

Cheers

[Meert]

You can switch to another console with alt-f2 or alt-f3

[MTS]

thank you for your help
when I use these commands it still only takes me to the login screen, here all I can do is type administrator user name & the password? I need to be able to get to the command prompt

[Scott Smith]

Login as root, not admin. Same password.

Hate to say this, but it's all in the docs...

[Dan Brown]

http://edocs.mitel.com/6000_SME_Server/smeserveruserguide/English/console-rootprompt.html

[MTS]

thank you! and you're right I should go through the manual but time restrictions mean it's easier to ask

thanks again!

[Michael Smith]

That is possibly the most mind-boggling thing I have ever read in this or any other forum.  "Time restrictions"?  So you'll waste OUR time but yours is more precious?  Give me a break!  (Preferably of your typing fingers!)

[Andrew]

From the command line prompt type IP ADDR and this will tell you all the addresses you need.

BTW with the new SME manual available ONLY in HTML I find reading the thing time consuming as well.  PDF is by far the better option.

[Gerald]

I always thought this forum was a place to be used after one had read the manual. Protocol and all that, I second Michael Smith's coments and will be sure to ignore MTS posts in the future.