[Novalug] new install of Fedora 8

[Jay Hart]

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>>>> /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0 reports that the NIC is
>>>> configured for:
>>>> ip 192.168.1.30
>>>> subnet mask 255.255.255.0
>>>> network 192.168.1.0
>>>> gateway 192.168.1.1
>>>>
>>>> This is as I initially set it during install, this looks good.
>>>>
>>>> /sbin/ifconfig shows this:
>>>>
>>>> ip 169.254.59.150
>>>> bcast 169.254.255.255
>>>> mask 255.255.0.0
>
> Clearly, your file isn't picked up or another issue is at play.
> But could you please copy-paste the true/full version of the
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 ??
>

I would if I could get the box on my network, so I can log into my email
server and send it out.

> Notice - it's not in the location you specified. The network scripts
> uses the above location; NOT the one specified in
> /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices.  I'm actually not aware that any
> startup scripts read there.
>
> ALSO - the content above is invalid syntax for the file. It's a basic
> SHELL script, and is simply executed during startup to set variables
> that is used by the startup scripts. So, on my system it looks like:
>
> [root at plarsen-d830 sbin]# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
> # Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5755M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
> DEVICE=eth0
> BOOTPROTO=dhcp
> HWADDR=00:19:B9:81:D8:30
> ONBOOT=yes
> TYPE=Ethernet
>
>
> On another box (Centos - but uses the same basic structure as Fedora):
>
> # Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) LAN Controller
> DEVICE=eth0
> BOOTPROTO=static
> BROADCAST=192.168.11.255
> HWADDR=00:13:20:8C:76:A3
> IPADDR=192.168.11.7
> IPV6ADDR=
> IPV6PREFIX=
> NETMASK=255.255.255.0
> NETWORK=192.168.11.0
> ONBOOT=yes
>
>
> This provides me with a static address. Notice the BOOTPROTO and the =
> signs. Also, notice the DEVICE line. If the device line is missing,
> things will not work. The network scripts uses this variable to find
> it's device.
>
>> bootproto=none (already set)
>> onboot=yes (already set)
>
> These looks a lot better. But use static - not none.

So the setting for static ip addressing is static, not none. I'll try that.
>
>>
>> If I follow you right, these settings are correct?  (And, this is how they
>> are
>> set, I didn't modify them)
>
> First off, any messages in /var/log/messages or dmesg?
> Try starting network manually - first do (as root):
>
> # service network restart
>
> Check for errors
>
> If that doesn't seem to start what you want, try:
>
> # ifup eth0
>
> The IP you ARE getting indicates that 1) your NIC is supported by a
> driver, 2) that it's trying to DHCP without any luck. You need to
> provide the right configuration to go to a static IP scheme.
>
> Alternative setup - use "system-config-network". Makes things pretty
> easy to setup. No file and syntax issues.

I'll look into this. Shawn's earlier email got the box on my network, and I'm
currently installing all package updates.

Jay
>
> Regards
>   Peter Larsen
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