Network service startup

imurch01 · 01-13-2005, 11:01 PM

I'm trying to find a way (preferrably neat and not requiring me to re-compile my kernel) that I can set up my Fedora Core 1 so I can choose whether to start network services at bootup without going through interactive setup...

Only way I can think of involves editting /etc/inittab - I'm not too keen!!

Thanks in advance

homey · 01-13-2005, 11:36 PM

You could type the command: neat and highlight your nic. Then select Edit....
Uncheck [ ] Activate device when computer starts.
The after you boot up and decide to use the device, type the command:
ifconfig eth0 up

imurch01 · 01-13-2005, 11:58 PM

Yeah, problem is that if I do that then my IP address isn't configured correctly via DHCP, so unless you can tell me a way to get around that ...

Thanks anyway

homey · 01-14-2005, 12:18 AM

If you set it to use dhcp then using that method will get the needed info when you type
ifconfig eth0 up

homey · 01-16-2005, 09:08 PM

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Yeah, problem is that if I do that then my IP address isn't configured correctly via DHCP, so unless you can tell me a way to get around that ...

I see what you were saying now.

By using the command: ifconfig eth0 up the nic gets an ip address ok but for some reason it doesn't get everything it needs.
So I used the command: ifup eth0 and presto! it gets the dns info needed for internet connection.

If you want to deactivate that nic again, use the command: ifdown eth0

imurch01 · 01-16-2005, 10:25 PM

Yeah, I'd figured that one out - thanks.

It's a bit strange - it still doesn't set my hostname correctly, but I've figured out a way to do it with /etc/init.d/network start as long as I edit a few other files around the place to fool it into thinking I start eth0 at boot-up.

Nothing that can't be done with a little script here and there.

Thanks for your help homey - I think I've got it from here.

homey · 01-16-2005, 10:37 PM

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Nothing that can't be done with a little script here and there.

Glad ya got it going.