Question about network setup

[Michael S. Dunsavage]

Jack Wang wrote:
> Hi:
> 
> I checked my /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
> file. "ONBOOT=yes" has already been set. Why it does
> not work?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Jack
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------
>     * From: Norman Elton <wnelto net wm edu>
>     * To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> <redhat-list redhat com>
>     * Subject: Re: Question about network setup
>     * Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 14:50:46 -0400
> 
> Add "ONBOOT=yes" to your
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 file.
> 
> Norman
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Norman Elton
> Information Technology - Network Engineering
> College of William & Mary
> 757-221-7790
> 
> 
> 
> On May 3, 2004, at 2:22 PM, kluu te wrote:
> 
>     I don't know why RH 9 doesn't connet eth0 at
> reboot, but you
>     can put the bring up line(/sbin/ifconfig xxxxx
> dont know exactly what statement you use after reboot)
> in /etc/rc.local
>     In my /etc/hosts there is an entry for all network
> hosts and the loopback ip (127.0.0.1
> localhost.localdomain localhost)
>     but I dont have rh9
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jack Wang <jwus2001 yahoo com>
> Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 17:30:46 -0700 (PDT)
> To: redhat-list redhat com
> Subject: Question about network setup
> 
> 
>         Hi all,
> 
> My OS is Red Hat 9.0. I use DSL and wireless router.
> I set up the network by using "Network Device Control"
> of Red Hat. The problem is that everytime I reboot the
> machine, I need to re-activate the eth0 device. After
> that the network works fine. I have selected "activate
> the network device automatically when booting up". Why
> it does not work?
> Another question is that there is only one line in the
> file /etc/hosts, which is:
> 192.167.7.12   mypc
> 
> 
>         Is it correct?
> 
>         Thanks a lot.
> 
>         Jack
> 
> 
> 
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do  a dmesg |grep eth  anythign  there?

or in /var/log/messages

-- 
Michael S. Dunsavage