eth0 IP settings cannot be determined

krinor1966 · 05-09-2004, 12:20 PM

Very trivial question but I'm a bit annoyed with this little issue:

When I boot my beloved Fedora it take very long, reason: when it tries to bring up the eth0 is always fails with the explanation: Cannot determine IP settings for eth0 (or something like that)

Anyhow, that makes sense as I haven't set any IP settings for my eth0 .... as I don't have any to set ... where, and what, can I set this in order to have a "normal" boot ? Is there a standard number I can set ? and where ?

Sorry for this Fedora trivia ....

Kman

marghorp · 05-09-2004, 12:42 PM

No matter if you are using Gnome or KDE or some other stuff desktop, go to the main menu (K-menu or Gnome foot) ---> System settings -->Network. There you can deactivate your eth0 or set it up properly, so it won't bother you again.

krinor1966 · 05-11-2004, 08:44 AM

OK, that would take care of the "where" part ... can someone give me a suggestion on "what" to set up and maybe also "how" for Fedora to be able to "determine IP settings" @ boot ?

Could I use a dummy IP for my eht0 ?

Is there a conf file I could edit ?

Obvoiusly the IP settings determination isn't needed for my PPPOE to work as that one swings into action right after the failiure of "determining IP settings".

Kman

Lacarnus · 05-11-2004, 04:17 PM

If you go System Settings --> Network you should get a window that says Network Configuration at the top of it. Down a little further just under the new edit copy, ect buttons there should be 4 tabs. Double click your active device and you can manually set your ip. In most home networks the ip starts with 192.168.1.