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YaST does have its limitations. I find it not as easy to edit the rc.config files through YaST because I have to browse through it item by item in that small little window. That's one of the reasons why I am editing the rc.config file directly. Aside from that, I am using a cable modem connection that uses DHCP for IP assignment. So, I have to make the machine bring up eth0, but don't assign it an IP during boot up. Right after the card has been brought up, I will get dhcpcd to get it an IP. This way, going in to rc.config to delete the entries for IPADDR_0 and IFCONFIG_0 while keeping NETDEV_0 is a lot easier than using YaST. C. J. Tan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C. J. Tan E-mail: cjtan@acm.org Telephone: 1-403-220-8038 tanc@cuug.ab.ca 1-403-606-4257 URL: <A HREF="http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~tanc"><A HREF="http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~tanc</A">http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~tanc Facsimile: 1-403-284-1980 "An engineer made programmer is one who attempts to solve a problem, A programmer made engineer is one who knows how to solve a problem." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, Arun Khan wrote:
C. J. Kenneth Tan wrote:
To bring 'dummy' down, go into /etc/rc.config and change the line for 'dummy' so that during boot up 'dummy' is not even brought up. While you are at it, you may configure the settings for the ethernet card in the same file as well.
On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, Michael Clark wrote:
Subba Rao wrote:
Hello,
I am new to SuSE. I installed SuSE on my machine and used YAST to configure the network. After I restarted the system, the "ifconfig" command, shows the loopback device and dummy device. It did not find the eth0 device. How do I get the system to find the eth0 device?
Thank you.
Subba Rao
I suggest using YaST i.s.o of editing /etc/rc.config directly. Most of the system administration can be done using YaST. It takes a little while getting used to it. It also updates relevant config files. If you find suggestions for the tool then send email to feedback@suse.de.
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