After changing network configuration, why eth0 turn to inaction ?

kenneth2078 · 10-30-2009, 08:21 PM

After changing network configuration,for example Ip address,etc. however,the eth0 can not start up with the my Feroda booting ? it's fine before the change.

what can i do to let eth0 start up with the system power up?

reickler · 10-31-2009, 12:32 AM

You need to modify /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 to make the configuration persistent. The file should look similar to the following (where IPADDR and NETMASK are changed to match your configuation):

DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR=192.168.0.100
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
ONBOOT=yes