Dell MD3660I manual NETWORKING=yes HOSTNAME=mymachine.mycompany.com

NETWORKING=yes HOSTNAME=mymachine.mycompany.com

2.Edit the configuration file for the connection you want to configure, either /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethX(for Red Hat Enterprise Linux) or /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth-id-XX:XX:XX:XX:XX(for SUSE Enterprise Linux).

BOOTPROTO=dhcpm

Also, verify that an IP address and netmask are not defined.

3.Restart network services using the following command:

/etc/init.d/network restart

Using A Static IP Address

If you are using a static IP address (root users only):

1.Edit the /etc/sysconfig/network file as follows:

NETWORKING=yes

HOSTNAME=mymachine.mycompany.com

GATEWAY=255.255.255.0Ž

2.Edit the configuration file for the connection you want to configure, either /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethX(for Red Hat Enterprise Linux) or /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth-id-XX:XX:XX:XX:XX(for SUSE Enterprise Linux).

BOOTPROTO=static BROADCAST=192.168.1.255 IPADDR= 192.168.1.100 NETMASK=255.255.255.0

NETWORK= 192.168.1.0 ONBOOT=yes TYPE=Ethernet HWADDR=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX GATEWAY=192.168.1.1

3.Restart network services using the following command:

/etc/init.d/network restart

29