Alexander Dalloz <alexander.dalloz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > Am Mo, den 12.01.2004 schrieb Dexter Ang um 06:45: > > OK thanks! That's nice to know. I guess all I have to do is set the > > static IP upon boot with ifconfig. Would there be any possibility of > > doing this automatically? Will this route work even though eth0 > > isn't up? > > > > dex > > What do you mean by "set the static IP upon boot with ifconfig"? All > real devices should be set up properly with a configuration file like > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0. No need to do that > manually. > The APIPA will of course only be set if there is at least one (real) > device, like eth0. > > Alexander i'm sorry for not being clear. what i specifically want to happen is similar to what happens to windows. basically: 1. upon boot, check if i can get an address from dhcp. 2. if i can, great, get address, and done. if not... 3. automatically set an ip address that doesn't conflict with anything else using apipa 169.254.x.x address range. what currently happens is: 1. upon boot, check if i can get an address from dhcp. 2. if i can, great, get address, and done. if not, eth0 isn't brought up, no ip address. is there a way to set a default/"alternate" address in case i do not get an ip address from the dhcp server? that way windows machines can access me through my ip easily. any options i can put in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0, or maybe a man page i can read about it, as i can't seem to find any help on options for the ifcfg-ethx scripts. thanks! dex
