Revisted Eth1 problem

[david walcroft]

Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> david walcroft wrote:
>   
>> I now have the problem in which using "service network restart"
>> disconnects me from the net.
>>
>> my /var/log/messages after a reboot
>>
>> Sep 17 11:52:40 reddwarf NET[1838]: /sbin/dhclient-script : updated
>> /etc/resolv.conf
>> Sep 17 11:52:40 reddwarf dhclient: bound to 121.208.35.242 -- renewal in
>> 1551 seconds.
>> Sep 17 11:52:40 reddwarf kernel: eth1: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex,
>> lpa 0x41E1
>> Sep 17 11:52:40 reddwarf dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to
>> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
>> Sep 17 11:52:47 reddwarf dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to
>> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 16
>> Sep 17 11:53:03 reddwarf dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to
>> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14
>> /var/log/messages                                                         
>> Thanks  david
>>
>>     
> It sounds like you have a configuration problem. When you set the
> static address, did you remember to change BOOTPROTO to none instead
> of dhcp? The configuration GUI should do it automatically, but if
> you edit ifcfg-eth1 yourself, you have to change it.
>
> Mikkel
>   
Yes I have edited /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 to show
BOOTPROTO=none

Thanks       david