auto start eth0 in fedora 14

soumya_r · 01-06-2011, 01:48 AM

Hi friends, my eth0 connection is not automatically connected when fedora starts. I checked " activate device when windows starts" in network configuration. still it is not auto connecting and after connection the network icon is not changing to connected status although it is connected.

timmeke · 01-06-2011, 06:26 AM

Try looking for error messages, eg using

Code:

dmesg

or looking in /var/log/ files.
Does the network connector have lights that show the status?
What does

Code:

ifconfig -a

say about the network interface?

soumya_r · 01-06-2011, 08:14 AM

thanks for reply, the interface light is glowing. THE CONNECTION IS WORKING FINE but the icon on pannel is not showing the connected status. And it does not start automatically on turn on system

routers · 01-12-2011, 02:22 AM

i use fedora 13 but i think no diffrent please look if you have dhclient installed or not
one more check this

# chkconfig --list |grep NetworkManager

see what is the output

Wisata · 03-28-2011, 05:33 AM

I have the same problem with rhel 6.
After shutdown or reboot, must type "ifup eth0".
Edit configuration in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0,
change ONBOOT=yes, BOOTPROTO=static.

Quote:

DEVICE=eth0
HWADDR=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
NM_CONTROLLED=yes
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=static
TYPE=Ethernet
DNS1=192.168.1.x
IPV6INIT=no
USERCTL=no
IPADDR=192.168.1.x
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.1.x