Some times I find the simplest solution is to remove the configuration all together then add it back when things get very hairy. Use network configurator. Then if that doesn't work. Ask some more. Wade -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of MKlinke Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:44 PM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: eth0 not starting on bootup On Wednesday 29 October 2003 20:32, Darryl W. DeLao Jr wrote: > I have my server configured to where the only network device that > activates on boot is eth0. This morning, I changed the name of my > server and rebooted. After that, the eth0 interface is now no longer > starting when the computer boots. Nor does it even go through the > "bringing up eth0 internface" that you normally see when Red Hat > starts. When I type in the command "ifconfig eth0 up" the interface > comes up, but does not have the statically defined address settings > that it has always had. I had to end up creating an new interface > eth0:1 which is a virual setup just so I could get connectivity. Now > that connectivity has been established and I have told this interface > to now start on bootup, red hat still does the same thing. None of > the interfaces that I have destined for startup will activate on boot. > Is there a startup file of some kind that I may need to modify or some > kind of script so that the interface will start on boot? > > > > Any help is greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Darryl Are there conflicting ifcfg-eth0 files in the two directory trees?: /etc/sysconfig/networking.... /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts.... Regards, Mike Klinke -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
