Hrmmmm ... /sbin/ifconfig eth0 x.x.x.x netmask x.x.x.x /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up This should work. -T -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrea Ciarmiello/fondazionepascale.it Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 8:51 AM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: network setting using the command /sbin/ifconfig x.x.x.x eth0 up I get the following message eth0: Host name lookup failure what can i do ??? -- 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