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Linux System Setup and Recovery
Configuring Your Linux Workstation
/etc/resolv.conf,
/etc/sysconfig/network,
and
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
2. DHCP boot protocol
If you choose DHCP booting, your IP address, hostname, gateway,
netmask, domain name, and DNS server information are all set up
for you at boot time. It should also set up your NIS information.
However, the current DHCP client-side implementation from Red Hat
does not request this from the server, so you will have to set that up
yourself if you use it. See the Sections “Setting Up Network
Authorization Parameters” and “DNS Parameters Configuration” in
this Chapter.
The file
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
is
modified when you select DHCP.
3. BOOTP boot protocol
BOOTP is a subset of DHCP and will not be fully described here. It
gets your IP address, hostname, gateway and netmask, but does not
set up your DNS server information or NIS authentication, so you
will have to do that yourself.
The file
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
is
modified when you select BOOTP.
Choose the Boot Protocol that is appropriate for your system. If you do
not know which protocol to choose, ask your system administrator. The
following instructions assume you are using the Static protocol.