In the SVN book SVN-20190712, 9.3. Rebooting the System http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/development/chapter09/reboot.html one of the configuration files to check is: /etc/sysconfig/network
I've gone back through http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/development/chapter07/network.html and do not find any reference to creating the network file. I do have /etc/sysconfig/ifconfig.eth0 which I setup for my IP. On my LAN, the host router actually assigns static IPs to MAC addresses via dhcpd.conf, so I considered not even writing /etc/sysconfig/ifconfig.eth0; but in order to comply with The Book, this being my first build, I did so. Bruce -- There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance — that principle is contempt prior to investigation. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
