Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
Nat Gross wrote:
On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Mikkel L. Ellertson
If you are looking in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts for ifcfg-eth0, and not finding it, they you are probably using NetworkManager to manage the interface. You may have to configure it again. (If you looked in the wrong place, make sure ifcfg-eth0 has "ONBOOT=yes".)
Mikkel
I don't have any file that begins with ifcfg in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts. I took another look at the "services" gui and am not running NetworkManager and I am running 'network'. And now I notice that in the "status" area it sais (when network is highlighted):
ls: cannot access ifcfg*. No such file or directory. Configured devices: lo Currently active devices: lo eth0
Any clues? Thanks; nat
Definitely strange - At the very least, you should have ifcfg-lo!
If you are using hte network service and DHCP, ifcfg-eth0 should look something like this:
DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp ONBOOT=yes HWADDR=<MAC address> DHCP_HOSTNAME=<something> TYPE=Ethernet IPV6INIT=no NM_CONTROLLED=no USERCTL=no
You don't need all of this - you could get by with:
DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp ONBOOT=yes NM_CONTROLLED=no
I really suggest using the MAC field, it prevents learning about Plauger's Law (law of least astonishment) the hard way... Of course the O.P. was using the MAC field (I suspect) and didn't know it.
You should also be able to create it using system-config-network.
Indeed. And I believe that should be part of the default install again.
Mikkel