On 7/23/2013 2:46 PM, Rock wrote: > WHAT I WANT: > When I set eth0 to an IP address, I want eth0 to*stay* at that IP address! > > My question: > Q: Why does setting an eth0 IP address only last about 5 minutes on Centos? > What am I doing wrong? > What can I do to*keep* the IP address on eth0 that I set for eth0? the interface is probably configured for DHCP via /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 and your system is undoubtedly running network-manager. -- john r pierce 37N 122W somewhere on the middle of the left coast