At Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:54:36 -0700 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > Dave wrote: > > > > [root at lee1 ~]# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > > # Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express > > DEVICE=eth0 > > BOOTPROTO=none > > HWADDR=00:18:8b:0f:ad:c2 > > IPADDR=1[snip]0 > > ONBOOT=yes > > DHCP_HOSTNAME=[snip] > > DNS1=1[snip]0 > > DNS2=1[snip].2 > > NM_CONTROLLED=no > > SEARCH=[snip] > > NETMASK=255.255.255.0 > > DNS3=1[snip]0 > > GATEWAY=1[snip]0.1 > > TYPE=Ethernet > > USERCTL=no > > PEERDNS=yes > > IPV6INIT=no > > Holy cow, something put every single option in that file. > For static address, the minimum you need is this: > > DEVICE=eth0 > BOOTPROTO=none Shouldn't that be: BOOTPROTO=static > HWADDR=00:18:8b:0f:ad:c2 > IPADDR=1[snip]0 > ONBOOT=yes > NETMASK=255.255.255.0 > TYPE=Ethernet > > And you can either leave GATEWAY there or put it in /etc/sysconfig/network > > I assume it's because of PEERDNS=yes, and you'll have to try to be sure, > but anyway all that junk serves no purpose there (well, arguably you > could put back USERCTL and stuff like that, if you really need it). > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows heller at deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/