enable/disable network card

blackzone · 07-05-2006, 08:12 PM

How do I enable/disable eth0 so it appear/disappear when I type /ifconfig.

How do I set up an ip address for eth0 on boot. I have to manual set the ip address everytime after boot.

leonscape · 07-05-2006, 08:15 PM

What distro are you using?

blackzone · 07-05-2006, 08:45 PM

redhat.

Don't have xterm though. So can't use GUI configuration redhat provide.

For setting IP on boot, isn't it just a script some where under /etc.

For enable/disable a network interface, it might have more to do with enable/disable device, I'm not sure.

leonscape · 07-05-2006, 08:53 PM

You always have a console even in Redhat, try pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 should take you right to it so you can login as root. You can press alt-F7 to get back to the GUI.

Also xterm isn't the only cli for X, theres also Gterm, Konsole, etc... dpending on what eviroment your in.

blackzone · 07-05-2006, 09:28 PM

Is there anyway to do it without the GUI interface though?

alienmagic · 07-05-2006, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackzone

redhat.
For setting IP on boot, isn't it just a script some where under /etc.

In Red Hat, you can edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 (or eth1, or whatever your interface is). Make sure that DHCP is disabled. Also add the gateway permanently by editing /etc/sysconfig/network. Last, edit /etc/resolv.conf with your DNS server info. That will make the settings persistent.