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8 | <sect1 id="ch-network-static"> |
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11 | <title>Static Networking Configuration</title> |
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13 | <sect2> |
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14 | <title>Creating the Static Network Interface Configuration Files</title> |
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15 | |
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16 | <para>Which interfaces are brought up and down by the network script |
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17 | depends on the files and directories in the <filename |
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18 | class="directory">/etc/sysconfig/network-devices</filename> hierarchy. |
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19 | This directory should contain a sub-directory for each interface to be |
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20 | configured, such as <filename>ifconfig.xyz</filename>, where |
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21 | <quote>xyz</quote> is a network interface name. Inside this directory |
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22 | would be files defining the attributes to this interface, such as its IP |
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23 | address(es), subnet masks, and so forth.</para> |
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24 | |
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25 | <para>The following command creates a sample <filename>ipv4</filename> |
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26 | file for the <emphasis>eth0</emphasis> device:</para> |
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28 | <screen><userinput>cd /etc/sysconfig/network-devices && |
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29 | mkdir -v ifconfig.eth0 && |
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30 | cat > ifconfig.eth0/ipv4 << "EOF" |
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31 | <literal>ONBOOT="yes" |
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32 | SERVICE="ipv4-static" |
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33 | IP="192.168.1.1" |
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34 | GATEWAY="192.168.1.2" |
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35 | PREFIX="24" |
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36 | BROADCAST="192.168.1.255"</literal> |
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37 | EOF</userinput></screen> |
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39 | <para os="var-ob">The values of these variables must be changed in every file to match |
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40 | the proper setup. If the <envar>ONBOOT</envar> variable is set to |
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41 | <quote>yes</quote> the network script will bring up the Network Interface |
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42 | Card (NIC) during booting of the system. If set to anything but |
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43 | <quote>yes</quote> the NIC will be ignored by the network script and not |
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44 | be brought up.</para> |
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45 | |
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46 | <para os="var-s">The <envar>SERVICE</envar> variable defines the method used for |
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47 | obtaining the IP address. The CLFS-Bootscripts package has a modular IP |
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48 | assignment format, and creating additional files in the <filename |
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49 | class="directory">/etc/sysconfig/network-devices/services</filename> |
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50 | directory allows other IP assignment methods.</para> |
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51 | |
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52 | <para>The <envar>GATEWAY</envar> variable should contain the default |
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53 | gateway IP address, if one is present. If not, then comment out the |
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54 | variable entirely.</para> |
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55 | |
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56 | <para>The <envar>PREFIX</envar> variable needs to contain the number of |
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57 | bits used in the subnet. Each octet in an IP address is 8 bits. If the |
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58 | subnet's netmask is 255.255.255.0, then it is using the first three octets |
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59 | (24 bits) to specify the network number. If the netmask is 255.255.255.240, |
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60 | it would be using the first 28 bits. Prefixes longer than 24 bits are |
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61 | commonly used by DSL and cable-based Internet Service Providers (ISPs). |
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62 | In this example (PREFIX=24), the netmask is 255.255.255.0. Adjust the |
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63 | <envar>PREFIX</envar> variable according to your specific subnet.</para> |
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64 | |
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65 | <para>To configure another DHCP Interface, Follow <xref linkend="ch-network-dhcp"/>.</para> |
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66 | |
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67 | </sect2> |
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68 | |
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69 | </sect1> |
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