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Chuck Anderson
cra at WPI.EDU
Thu Nov 13 15:49:35 UTC 2008
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 08:33:48AM -0700, Jerry James wrote:
> Then could you tell me, please, how to fix an issue I've got with a
> server running F-9 that has a static IP address? I've edited
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0. It contains (among other
> settings):
>
> DEVICE=eth0
> BOOTPROTO=none
> ONBOOT=yes
> NM_CONTROLLED=no
> IPADDR=xx.xx.xx.xx
>
> Everything works fine *except* that ONBOOT=yes is not honored. On
> boot, eth0 is not up. I have to go login to the machine's console and
> "ifup eth0" before I get a network connection. After that it behaves
> perfectly. This wasn't so much of a problem when the machine in
> question was 50 feet from my desk, but it is currently 45 miles from
> my desk and that IS a problem. Thanks,
Are you using NetworkManager or network service?
chkconfig --list NetworkManager
chkconfig --list network
If NetworkManger is enabled and network is not, then you need to
change ifcfg-eth0:
NM_CONTROLLED=yes
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