Hi All, This is a followup to the thread on "ssh on home network", but really is a new topic.
I've been reading the Red Hat 8.0 docs on interface config [1], which describes two approaches for ip addresses. With the fixed address approach, the ifcfg-eth0 [2] file looks like this: DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=none ONBOOT=yes NETWORK=10.0.1.0 NETMASK=255.255.255.0 IPADDR=10.0.1.27 USERCTL=no When ip info is provided by dhcp, the file could look like this: DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp ONBOOT=yes But my router, a Netgear FR314, will provide static or dynamic addresses. I can add a static addr and the right mac address and have a seemingly stable fixed ip address. My rh7.2 box uses this approach. Despite scores of hangs and reboots it still has the same ip address. If I go the dhcp static approach, then I must get the mac address, and then configure the router before the new box is on the lan, otherwise, it will get a dynamic address. That's what happened with my rh8.0 box, I think. It picked up .3, which is in the dynamic range. If I go the Red Hat docs approach for fixed addresses, then I would just need to provide an ip address during install. No mac address stuff, no router update stuff. Is that right? What else am I missing? Which is a better approach? Why? Thanks very much for all the help provide so far, Jim [1] http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/ref-guide/s1-networkscripts-interfaces.html [2] /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
