Hello all - I have a few questions regarding the configuration of a static Ethernet connection. I'm running CentOS 5.

1. Why isn’t the IFCONIFG command persistent? And is there a way to make this consistent using IFCONFIG?
- I edited the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts to make it consistent after a reboot. Is this the recommended way?
- There was also these variables in the file IPV6INIT=yes and IPV6_AUTOCONF=yes. (Does this mean that you’re using IPV6 or that its enabled for it?)

2. I added a few DNS servers to the /etc/resolv.conf file. Is there a way to give a priority or a weight?

3. I setup the default gateway two ways, but I’m not sure which one is correct:
- I edited the /etc/sysconfig/network and added the GATEWAY=192.168.1.1 to the file.
- I also added the command “route add default gw 192.168.1.1 eth0”. Which one is the correct or recommended way to do this?

Thanks

Scucci

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If you want to disable IPv6, edit /etc/modprobe.conf

alias net-pf-10 off
alias ipv6 off


and remove refs to ipv6 in the network/ifcfg scripts.

Finally, reboot.

By adding the route command as well as editing the file cause issues issues? Is it recomended to do one and not the other?

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I guess what I was trying to say was, which one would take precedence if both were configured?

I'm pretty sure the one in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts has priority.