5 Click Save and close the Network pane.

Linux TCP/IP Settings

The instructions for setting up boot-time DHCP vary dramatically by distribution, so you may want to refer to your particular version’s documentation.

Note: If you have other network cards installed, you will need to pick distinct Ethernet identifiers for each (eth0, eth1, eth2, etc.). If you select an identifier other than eth0 for your ADSL modem, use that identifier throughout.

For RedHat

Edit or create /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 so that it contains the following three lines:

DEVICE=eth0

ONBOOT=yes

BOOTPROTO=dhcp

If you want to use a static IP address—for example, if you were setting up a virtual server (page 22) or a DMZ (page 25)—you would edit or create /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0so that it contains the following lines:

DEVICE=eth0

ONBOOT=yes

BOOTPROTO=static

Appendix D: Macintosh and Linux Users: Configuring TCP/IP Settings

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