Verifying Settings - ZyXEL Communications SBG3500-N000 User Manual

Figure 222 Red Hat 9.0: Dynamic IP Address Setting in ifconfig-eth0
DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
USERCTL=no
PEERDNS=yes
TYPE=Ethernet
• If you have a static IP address, enter
by the IP address (in dotted decimal notation) and type NETMASK= followed by the subnet
mask. The following example shows an example where the static IP address is 192.168.1.10
and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
Figure 223 Red Hat 9.0: Static IP Address Setting in ifconfig-eth0
DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR=192.168.1.10
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
USERCTL=no
PEERDNS=yes
TYPE=Ethernet
If you know your DNS server IP address(es), enter the DNS server information in the resolv.conf
2
file in the /etc directory. The following figure shows an example where two DNS server IP
addresses are specified.
Figure 224 Red Hat 9.0: DNS Settings in resolv.conf
nameserver 172.23.5.1
nameserver 172.23.5.2
After you edit and save the configuration files, you must restart the network card. Enter ./network
3
restart in the /etc/rc.d/init.d directory. The following figure shows an example.
Figure 225 Red Hat 9.0: Restart Ethernet Card
[root@localhost init.d]# network restart
Shutting down interface eth0:
Shutting down loopback interface:
Setting network parameters:
Bringing up loopback interface:
Bringing up interface eth0:

Verifying Settings

Enter ifconfig in a terminal screen to check your TCP/IP properties.
Appendix A Setting up Your Computer's IP Address
static
SBG3500-N Series User's Guide
377
in the BOOTPROTO= field. Type IPADDR= followed
[OK]
[OK]
[OK]
[OK]
[OK]