Here is the answer to my problem that I found with the help
of the following page on Linux network configuration:
http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialNetworking.html
I had to edit the following files manually:
#/etc/sysconfig/network
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=fedora-laptop
FORWARD_IPV4=false
GATEWAY="10.0.0.xxx"
#/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
TYPE=Ethernet
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=static
BROADCAST=10.0.0.255
IPADDR=10.0.0.3
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
HWADDR=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
GATEWAY=10.0.0.xxx
ONBOOT=yes
This works with /sbin/dhclient-script and it's dependencies
uninstalled.
I can also reboot the machine and the eth0 inteface comes
up, and it is still working OK when I start X and KDE.
The only problem now is I have an empty /etc/hosts file.
I have copied my /etc/hosts file from FC6 to the empty F8t3
/etc/hosts file, and rebooted the machine.
I can ping www.grc.com from the CLI. X and KDE also start
OK, and the eth0 interface is working as well.
Maybe the RedHat Fedora team would like to see if they can
reproduce this on a test machine by selecting IPv4 static IP
with manual setup, from the 7.92 network installation disk,
using HTTP method?
Kind Regards
Keith Roberts
On Mon, 8 Oct 2007, Keith Roberts wrote:
To: fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx
From: Keith Roberts <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: F8 t3 DNS setup problem
On Sun, 7 Oct 2007, David Boles wrote:
To: For testers of Fedora Core development releases
<fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
From: David Boles <dgboles@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: F8 t3 DNS setup problem
*snip*
After you set your static numbers did you turn off (disable) Network
Manager before you rebooted? And why did you reboot anyway?
I like to reboot to know that everything is going to come up fine after a
reboot. I have Been caught out with that before. Settings that only work
for the initial session, that do not work after the machine is rebooted.
Originally NetworkManager was not running. I started KDE and I could not
connect to the internet. The NetworkManager displayed a red cross on the
ethernet icon and right clicking on it told me that NetworkManager was
not running. So I assumed I had to run NetworkManager to get my eth0 card
working.
Do I need NetworkManager installed and running to connect to the
internet?
Kind Regards
Keith Roberts
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