[olug] network

[Nate]

this is my    ............/eth0 file

USERCTL = no
BOOTPROTO = dhcp
DEVICE = dhcp
TYPE = ehternet
ONBOOT = yes
PEERDNS = no
HWADDR = 00:00:00:00:00:00
DEVICE = "ETH0"
IPADDR = " "
NETMASK = " "
DHCP_HOSTNAME = "cx2080188=c"

I tried this without the "" and didn't work don't work the way it is.  I tried
the  "netconf &" and also "netconf" and got the text back ... can't find
command....

I'm using redhat 7.2 everything but the network seems to be working well.

Mark Martin wrote:

> Dear Nate,
>
> Getting your network running isn't as complicated as some of the
> solutions that I've heard other people propose.  Here are two simple
> ways to get your network running.  You must perform all of the actions I
> describe as root and I am assuming that you only have one ethernet card
> and that you are trying to connect through your cable modem.  (If
> someone using COX sees something wrong with what I'm suggesting, please
> correct me.)
>
> 1. Put the following lines in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
> using your favorite text editor
>
> DEVICE="eth0"
> IPADDR=""
> NETMASK=""
> ONBOOT="yes"
> DHCP_HOSTNAME="your-host-name-here"
> BOOTPROTO="dhcp"
>
> where you have replaced "your-host-name-here" with the name of your
> machine (without the domain).  Once you have done this, your DHCP
> connection will be established every time you boot.  To start your
> network without rebooting, type "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup
> eth0" at the command line.
>
> 2. Type "netconf &" at the command line.  This will start a graphical
> networking configuration tool (in the background).  Under the "Client
> tasks" tab, push the "Host name and IP network devices" button to bring
> up the corresponding dialog box.  Type your host name in the field under
> the "host name" tab.  Under the "Adapter 1" tab, select DHCP as your
> "Config mode", select eth0 as your "Net device", push the "Enabled"
> button at the top of the dialog box, and then push the "Accept" button
> at the bottom of the dialog box.  Once you do this, your machine will
> attempt to establish a DHCP connection through your ethernet card.
>
> Netconf edits /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 (when
> configuring eth0) and will use /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup to
> establish your connection.  So, the two methods I've described have the
> same results.
>
> If your network doesn't start at boot after configuring it as I've
> described, make sure that networking is being started for the run level
> that you're booting to (probably 5).  To do this, type "chkconfig --list
> network" at the command line.  This should produce a line that looks
> like
>
> network         0:off   1:off   2:off    3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off
>
> meaning that networking is on for run levels 3, 4, and 5 and off
> otherwise.  Networking should at least be on for run levels 3 and 5.  If
> it is not, type "chkconfig --level 35 network on" at the command line.
> If you want to learn more about chkconfig, see the man page.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Mark
> --
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> Mark A. Martin                                  Dept of Applied Mathematics
> http://www.amath.washington.edu/~mmartin        University of Washington
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