DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR=192.168.100.10
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
USERCTL=no
PEERDNS=yes
TYPE=Ethernet
2If you know your DNS server IP address(es), enter the DNS server information in the resolv.conf file in the /etc directory. The following figure shows an example where two DNS server IP addresses are specified.
Figure 71 Red Hat 9.0: DNS Settings in resolv.conf
nameserver 172.23.5.1 nameserver 172.23.5.2
3After you edit and save the configuration files, you must restart the network card. Enter./network restart in the /etc/rc.d/init.d directory. The following figure shows an example.
Figure 72 Red Hat 9.0: Restart Ethernet Card
[root@localhost init.d]# network restart
Shutting down interface eth0: | [OK] |
Shutting down loopback interface: | [OK] |
Setting network parameters: | [OK] |
Bringing up loopback interface: | [OK] |
Bringing up interface eth0: | [OK] |
34.1.2 Verifying Settings
Enter ifconfig in a terminal screen to check your TCP/IP properties.
Figure 73 Red Hat 9.0: Checking TCP/IP Properties
[root@localhost]# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:BA:72:5B:44
inet addr:172.23.19.129 Bcast:172.23.19.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:717 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:13 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:730412 (713.2 Kb) TX bytes:1570 (1.5 Kb) Interrupt:10 Base address:0x1000
[root@localhost]#
