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Appendix C: Windows 95, Macintosh, and Linux Users 51
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Linux TCP/IP Settings
The instructions for setting up boot-time DHCP vary dramatically
by distribution, so you may want to refer to your particular
version’s documentation.
Note:
If you have other network cards installed, you will need to
pick distinct Ethernet identifiers for each (eth0, eth1, eth2,
etc.). If you select an identifier other than eth0 for your
ADSL modem, use that identifier throughout.
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Edit or create
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
so
that it contains the following three lines:
DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
If you want to use a static IP address—for example, if you were
setting up a virtual server (page 23) or a DMZ (page 26)—you
would edit or create
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
so that it contains the following lines:
DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=static