No eth0 at startup

jonaskellens · 07-15-2011, 06:32 AM

Hello,

I notice that there is no eth0 when I restart my Fedora server. There is only the local interface.

This is my eth0 config :

Code:

[root@webserver ~]# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=none
DNS1=192.168.1.250
HWADDR=08:00:27:bd:f5:3c
ONBOOT=no
SEARCH="jocan.local"
IPADDR=192.168.1.151
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.1.250
TYPE=Ethernet
IPV6INIT=no
USERCTL=no

The only way I can get this interface up is :

Code:

[root@webserver ~]# ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.151 up

How come this interface is not brought up ?

druuna · 07-15-2011, 06:37 AM

Hi,

Change this:

Code:

ONBOOT=no

to

Code:

ONBOOT=yes

Hope this helps.

jonaskellens · 07-15-2011, 07:34 AM

I changed that, but it does not help.

After reboot, the eth0 interface is not up. Only the local interface lo.

minnarky · 07-15-2011, 07:52 AM

Which release of Fedora are you on?
And are you using Network Manager to manage the interfaces? If so, then there is a checkbox in the gui controls for starting that IF on boot.

jonaskellens · 07-15-2011, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by minnarky

Which release of Fedora are you on?
And are you using Network Manager to manage the interfaces? If so, then there is a checkbox in the gui controls for starting that IF on boot.

Fedora 10. Not using GUI, not using NetworkManager, only /sbin/service network and network-scripts.

druuna · 07-15-2011, 09:29 AM

Hi,

Try a simpler config file and try to expand with extra options if necessary:

Code:

DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=static
HWADDR=08:00:27:bd:f5:3c
IPADDR=192.168.1.151
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
ONBOOT=yes

Take the above as starting point.

BTW: You have BOOTPROTO set to none in your original, try setting that to static.

Hope this helps.

gardenair · 07-15-2011, 09:20 PM

Well i agree with to make it static

schneidz · 07-16-2011, 05:28 PM

this is a stock-cap solution:

Code:

sudo echo "ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.151 up" >> /etc/rc.local

jonaskellens · 07-23-2011, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schneidz

this is a stock-cap solution:

Code:

sudo echo "ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.151 up" >> /etc/rc.local

Well, this is the only thing that helped.

Putting BOOTPROTO=static resulted in still no eth0 at startup.