On Sat, 2006-08-12 at 01:43 +0200, Grimsrud wrote: > What is the relationship between iwconfig, the network service > /etc/sysconfig/networks-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 and ifup? > > Does the network service apply the settings in ifcfg-eth1 (incl. > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/keys-eth1 for wireless) with iwconfig before > it executes ifup? > > I've looked at the script sources, but they are a little to complicated for > me. > > Thank > Well to put simply one can configure wired and wireless networks using system-config-networks. The results of the configuration will show up in the files with /etc/sysconfig/network and /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethx. ifup ethx will, read these files and bring up the interface. The configuration can also be done with ifconfig (wired) or iwconfig (wireless). -- Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
