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- <sect1 id="ch-scripts-network">
- <title>Configuring the network script</title>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-network">
- <primary sortas="d-network">network</primary>
- <secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm>
- <para>This section only applies if you're going to configure a network
- card.</para>
- <para>If you don't have any network cards, you are most likely not going to
- create any configuration files relating to network cards. If that is the
- case, you must remove the <filename class="symlink">network</filename> symlinks from all the
- run-level directories
- (<filename class="directory">/etc/rc.d/rc*.d</filename>)</para>
- <sect2>
- <title>Creating network interface configuration files</title>
- <para>Which interfaces are brought up and down by the network script depends on
- the files in the <filename class="directory">/etc/sysconfig/network-devices</filename> directory. This
- directory should contain files in the form of <filename>ifconfig.xyz</filename>, where <quote>xyz</quote> is a
- network interface name (such as eth0 or eth0:1)</para>
- <para>If you decide to rename or move this <filename class="directory">/etc/sysconfig/network-devices</filename>
- directory, make sure you update the <filename>/etc/sysconfig/rc</filename> file as well and
- update the <quote>network_devices</quote> by providing it with the new path.</para>
- <para>Now, new files are created in that directory.
- The following command creates a sample <filename>ifconfig.eth0</filename> file:</para>
- <screen><userinput>cat > /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifconfig.eth0 << "EOF"
- ONBOOT=yes
- SERVICE=static
- IP=192.168.1.1
- GATEWAY=192.168.1.2
- NETMASK=255.255.255.0
- BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
- EOF</userinput></screen>
- <para>Of course, the values of those variables have to be changed
- in every file to match the proper setup. If the ONBOOT variable is set
- to <quote>yes</quote>, the network script will bring up the equivalent NIC (Network Interface Card)
- during the booting of the system.
- If set to anything but <quote>yes</quote>, the equivalent NIC will be ignored by the network script
- and not brought up.</para>
- <para>The SERVICE entry defines the method of obtaining the IP address.
- The LFS bootscripts have a modular IP assignment format, and by creating
- additional files in <filename class="directory">/etc/sysconfig/network-devices/services</filename>, you can allow
- other IP assignment methods. This would commonly be used if you need DHCP,
- which is addressed in the BLFS book.</para>
- <para>Of course, GATEWAY should contain the IP of your default gateway, if you
- have one. If not, then comment out the variable entirely.</para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="resolv.conf">
- <title>Creating the /etc/resolv.conf file</title>
- <indexterm zone="resolv.conf"><primary sortas="e-/etc/resolv.conf">/etc/resolv.conf</primary></indexterm>
- <para>If you're going to be connected to the Internet then most likely you'll
- need some means of DNS name resolution to resolve Internet domain names to IP
- addresses. This is best achieved by placing the IP address of your DNS, available from your ISP (Internet Service Provider) or network administrator,
- into <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename>. Create the file by running the
- following:</para>
- <screen><userinput>cat > /etc/resolv.conf << "EOF"
- # Begin /etc/resolv.conf
- nameserver <replaceable>[IP address of your nameserver]</replaceable>
- # End /etc/resolv.conf
- EOF</userinput></screen>
- <para>Of course, replace <replaceable>[IP address of your nameserver]</replaceable> with the IP
- address of the DNS most appropriate for your setup. There will often be
- more than one entry (requirements demand secondary servers for fallback capability). The IP address may even be a router on your local network.</para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
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