Reworded network.xml.

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Archaic 2005-06-28 17:57:34 +00:00
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<para>Which interfaces are brought up and down by the network script
depends on the files and directories in the <filename
class="directory">/etc/sysconfig/network-devices</filename> hierarchy.
This directory should contain a directory for each interface to be configured,
This directory should contain a sub-directory for each interface to be configured,
such as <filename>ifconfig.xyz</filename>, where <quote>xyz</quote> is a
network interface name. Inside this directory would be files defining
the attributes to this interface, such as its IP address(es), subnet
masks, and so forth.</para>
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<para>If the <filename
class="directory">/etc/sysconfig/network-devices</filename> directory
is to be renamed or moved, make sure to edit the
<filename>/etc/sysconfig/rc</filename> file and update the
<quote>network_devices</quote> option by providing it with the new
path.</para>
<para>New files are created in this directory. The following
command creates a sample <filename>ipv4</filename> file for the
<emphasis>eth0</emphasis> device:</para>
<para>The following command creates a sample <filename>ipv4</filename> file for
the <emphasis>eth0</emphasis> device:</para>
<screen><userinput>cd /etc/sysconfig/network-devices &amp;&amp;
mkdir ifconfig.eth0 &amp;&amp;