FC6 Network Definitions

[Hadders]

Gene Poole wrote:
> I've just finished a clean install of FC6 using the network parameters that
> was used by FC4 prior to the install.  I'm on a Windows network, but I have
> a static IP address. I ended up with a corrupted hosts file, so there was
> no loop-back. My issue is with resolv.conf and the fact that the windows
> dns servers are wrong. On the neighbor Windows box the dns servers are
> accessed dynamically.  How can I duplicate this but keep my static address?
>
> TIA,
> Gene Poole
>
>   
On the windows box bring up a command prompt (start > run > cmd) type 
ipconfig /all
This will list the IP configuration of the Windows machine, one of such 
will be the IP address of the DNS server(s)

On your Linux box either do the following by hand through a terminal, su 
-, to become root, use emacs or vi
/etc/sysconfig/networking/device/ifcfg-eth0
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=none
BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
HWADDR=00:16:E6:46:F6:D1
IPADDR=192.168.1.13
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=192.168.1.0
ONBOOT=yes
USERCTL=no
IPV6INIT=no
PEERDNS=yes
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
TYPE=Ethernet

Then, edit
/etc/resolv.conf and enter the DNS address(es)  nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
/etc/hosts and enter any name short cuts you want  xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  alias

OR
System > Administration > Network.  Edit the device, SAVE and restart it.