Problem statement Configure ethernet interface eth0 with static IP address=192.168.20.100 and default gateway IP=192.168.20.1 Solution/Steps STEP #1 Edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 so it reads as follows BOOTPROTO=none DEVICE=eth0 IPADDR=192.168.20.100 NETMASK=255.255.255.0 GATEWAY=192.168.20.1 ONBOOT=yes STEP #2 Activate your changes by executing the scripts that follow ifdown eth0; ifup eth0 I hope this helps. Regards – Z
Zbigniew Mastylo a.k.a Z. IT professional, table tennis and soccer player. Husband, father and simply just a man. The luckiest man on earth, with the most amazing family. A geek perhaps, finding himself spending long hours at the computer and drinking gallons of coffee. BMW enthusiast. Software engineer, working mostly with C++, but also with Java, C#, scripting languages and what not. Traveling a lot for jobs. Worked for finance industry in NYC and Chicago, Telecomm and Banking industries in Midwest. Did I mention that Austin, TX is an awesome city? I just did. Other than that, life is good.
