Yes, you are right. You can delete all three files and make new one in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/. Other two files are automatically "created" by running setup command (choose device and then save properties). So, thank you very much everybody. I think, that now is everything OK (changes in modprobe.conf and in ifcfg-eth0 mirrored to other directories), network is working well. 2009/9/30 John R Pierce <pierce@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > happymaster23 wrote: >> Thank you, >> >> I am trying to make list of needed changes. So - first line of >> ifcfg-eth* is commented full name of adapter (no sense). Only one >> think that should be changed is HWADDR. This file is in three >> directories (/etc/sysconfig/network-script/ifcfg-eth*, >> /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth* and >> /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth*). > > actually, those appear to be links to the same files... > > # ls -il /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > 2524900 -rw-r--r-- 3 root root 162 Nov 29 2007 ifcfg-eth0 > # ls -il /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth0 > 2524900 -rw-r--r-- 3 root root 162 Nov 29 2007 > /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth0 > # ls -il /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0 > 2524900 -rw-r--r-- 3 root root 162 Nov 29 2007 > /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0 > > > note the inode# is the same on all three. > > > >> Other thing, >> that should be changed is /etc/modprobe.conf - there should be changed >> name of driver connected to name of interface. So if I am swapping to >> Intel´s 1000 family, there should be e1000e. >> > > sysconfig (8) forces the system to run /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit upon > reboot. you might take a look at what that script is doing (a fair bit, > actually). > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos