Interner configuration on FC3

[Gain Paolo Mureddu]

Matthew Saltzman wrote:

> On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Scot L. Harris wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 14:30, Analog Kid wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>    I use FC3 both at work and at home. At work I have a STATIC IP
>>> address and at home I have a DYNAMIC IP (DHCP) internet connection.
>>>
>>>   Everyday when I reach work (or get back home) I edit the
>>> "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0" file in order to change
>>> from DHCP to static IP (or vice versa) after I start FC3 and then
>>> restart the system for the new network settings to take effect.
>>>
>>>   Is there a command I can run to restart the network detection
>>> process without rebooting once I edit the ifcfg-eth0 file?
>>
>>
>> You can try the following:
>>
>> /sbin/service network restart
>>
>> or
>>
>> /sbin/ifdown eth0
>> /sbin/ifup eth0
>
>
> Also check out "Applications -> System Tools -> Network Device Control"
> and "Applications -> System Settings -> Network".  This is a perfect 
> application for network profiles.  There's a good intro at 
> www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/network_profiles.shtml.
>
Ablsolutely, profiling your connections should be the way, IMO. That way 
you can have one profile for home use with DHCP and one for work with 
the static IP.