Hello.

I just got a gigabit switch and now on boot up FC6 does not get an ip-address assigned to it.
The wiring goes: cable modem-->router--->switch-->linux box.

I can go into System-->Network and then click on "Activate" and then the system is connected to the net.

I never had this problem when I had the computer directly connected to my router. Is there some way to set this up so that the computer gets its ip-address automatically on boot?

Here are the specs if they might help:

SWITCH: Netgear GS605 5-port Gigabit switch
NIC: Nvidia CK804 Gigabit card (built into Asus A8N-E motherboard)
LINUX VERSION: FC6 (all yum-updates applied).
CABLING: All network wires used are CAT 5e


Also is there any linux command to test the network connection speed?

Thanks.

Post your /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethX file (where X is the number of the ethernet interface IE eth0)

Thanks for the reply.

Here is the file:


I take it the 'ONBOOT=no' option should be set to yes.

Any idea how this could have been changed?