On 10 May 2011 20:43, Rick Stevens <ricks@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 05/10/2011 10:13 AM, Aaron Gray wrote: >> I cannot seem to bring eth1 up. >> >> # ifup eth1 >> Error: Connection activation failed: Device not managed by >> NetworkManager or unavailable >> >> # cat ifcfg-eth1 >> GATEWAY0=192.168.0.1 >> IPV6INIT=yes >> BROADCAST="192.168.1.255" >> DNS1=8.8.8.8 >> UUID=9c92fad9-6ecb-3e6c-eb4d-8a47c6f50c04 >> BOOTPROTO=none >> NAME="System eth1" >> PREFIX0=24 >> MACADDR="00:26:18:E4:99:77" >> NM_CONTROLLED=yes >> IPV6_FAILURE_FATAL=no >> TYPE=Ethernet >> DEVICE=eth1 >> IPADDR0=192.168.1.1 >> IPV6_AUTOCONF=yes >> MTU="" >> NETMASK="255.255.255.0" >> IPV6_DEFROUTE=yes >> DEFROUTE=yes >> IPADDR="192.168.1.1" >> NETWORK="" >> IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=yes >> ONBOOT=no >> HWADDR=00:26:18:E4:99:77 >> IPV6_PEERDNS=yes >> IPV6_PEERROUTES=yes > > I dunno about the "IPADDR0", "PREFIX0" stuff (in fact, anything with a > "blah0". An interface has but one IP, one netmask, etc. If you want > multiple IPs on a NIC you set up an alias such as eth1:1. Try a minimum > config and see if that works: > > DEVICE=eth1 > BOOTPROTO=static > BROADCAST=192.168.1.255 > HWADDR=00:26:18:E4:99:77 > IPADDR=192.168.1.1 > IPV6INIT=yes > IPV6_AUTOCONF=yes > NETMASK=255.255.255.0 > NETWORK=192.168.1.0 > DNS1=8.8.8.8 > NM_CONTROLLED=yes > ONBOOT=no > > (in truth, you don't need the "NETWORK=" or "BROADCAST=" bits > either...they're inferred by the desired IP and netmask). Thanks. Yes I really need to learn about the ins and outs of Linux networking. Okay, it helps if its physically pugged into another ethernet connection at the other end. Is there anyway of bringing it up automatically for router like behaviour ? Aaron -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines