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Faisal Sikander KhanConfigure the Network
Using Linux
Version 0.1 ● 8th May 2014
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Configure the Network
Using Linux
VERSION: 0.1 REVISION DATE: 8th May 2014
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Table Of Contents
Overview.................................................................................................................................. 1
Linux Static TCP/IP Settings..................................................................................................... 2
Debian / Ubuntu Linux Static IP Configuration..........................................................................4
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Overview
How do we can configure the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) properties of a network
connection with a static IP address for servers running Linux operating systems? How do we can
configure static IP address under Debian Linux or Redhat / RHEL / Fedora / Redhat Enterprise
Linux server?
If you need to update and/or edit the network configuration files. This manual provides
procedures to configure a static IP address on a computer running the following operating
systems:
RHEL / Red hat / Fedora / CentOS Linux eth0 config file - /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
RHEL / Red hat / Fedora / CentOS Linux eth1 config file - /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
Debian / Ubuntu Linux - /etc/network/interfaces
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Linux Static TCP/IP Settings
In this example you will use the following Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties
including IP, default gateway, and preferred DNS servers:
IP address: 192.168.1.10
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Hostname: server1.faysalkhan.org
Domain name: faysalkhan.org
Gateway IP: 192.168.1.254
DNS Server IP # 1: 192.168.1.254
DNS Server IP # 2: 8.8.8.8
DNS Server IP # 3: 202.54.2.5
RHEL / Red hat / Fedora / CentOS Linux Static IP Configuration
For static IP configuration you need to edit the following files using a text editor such as vi. Edit
/etc/sysconfig/network as follows, enter:
# vi /etc/sysconfig/network
Sample static ip configuration:
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=server1.faysalkhan.org
GATEWAY=192.168.1.254
Edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0, enter:
# vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
Sample static ip configuration:
# Intel Corporation 82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)
DEVICE=eth0
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BOOTPROTO=static
DHCPCLASS=
HWADDR=00:30:48:56:A6:2E
IPADDR=192.168.1.10
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
ONBOOT=yes
Edit /etc/resolv.conf and setup DNS servers, enter:
# vi /etc/resolv.conf
Sample static IP configurations:
search faysalkhan.org
nameserver 192.168.1.254
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 202.54.2.5
Finally, you need to restart the networking service, enter:
# /etc/init.d/network restart
To verify new static ip configuration for eth0, enter:
# ifconfig eth0
# route -n
# ping 192.168.1.254
# ping google.com
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Debian / Ubuntu Linux Static IP Configuration
Edit /etc/hostname, enter:
# vi /etc/hostname
Sample ip config:
server1.faysalkhan.org
Edit /etc/network/interfaces, enter:
# vi /etc/network/interfaces
Sample static ip config:
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.10
network 192.168.1.0
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.254
Edit /etc/resolv.conf and setup DNS servers, enter:
# vi /etc/resolv.conf
Sample dns static IP configurations:
search faysalkhan.org
nameserver 192.168.1.254
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 202.54.2.5
Finally, you need to restart the networking service under Debian / Ubuntu Linux, enter:
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# /etc/init.d/networking restart
Type the following commands to verify your new setup, enter:
# ifconfig eth0
# route -n
# ping google.com
