GUI Mode
Recommended for beginners
Step 1 » Type this command “nmtui” to open Network manager and press enter after choosing ” Edit a connection” ( Use TAB for choosing options ) .
Step 2 » Now you can see all network interfaces, choose one and click “Edit“.
» DHCP configuration
Step 3 » For DHCP,
1. Choose “Automatic” in IPv4 CONFIGURATION.
2. Choose Automatic Connect check box.
3. Press OK and quit Network manager.
Now Restart network service by typing below command.
systemctl restart networkNow your server will get IP Address from DHCP .
» Static configuration
Step 4 » For manual IP address,
1. Choose “Manual” in IPv4 CONFIGURATION.
2. Add IP Address with Subnet , Gateway and DNS server ( Refer below image ).
3. Choose Automatic Connect check box.
4. Press OK and quit Network manager.
Now Restart network service by typing below command.
systemctl restart networkThat’s it, Interface will have static IP.
Command Mode
Step 1 » Network interface config files are located in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ directory. Open ifcfg-enp0s17 file ( For interface enp0s17 ) and you can see the content like below.
[root@krizna ~]# vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-enp0s17
TYPE=Ethernet
BOOTPROTO=none
DEFROUTE=yes
IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=no
IPV6INIT=yes
IPV6_AUTOCONF=yes
IPV6_DEFROUTE=yes
IPV6_FAILURE_FATAL=no
NAME=enp0s17
UUID=7f1aff2d-b154-4436-9497-e3a4dedddcef
ONBOOT=no
HWADDR=00:0C:29:A1:B5:D6
PEERDNS=yes
PEERROUTES=yes
IPV6_PEERDNS=yes
IPV6_PEERROUTES=yes
» DHCP configuration
Step 2 » For DHCP
Find the below lines in config File.
BOOTPROTO=none
ONBOOT=noand replace with
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=yesNow Restart network service by typing below command.
systemctl restart networkNow your server will get IP Address from DHCP
» Static configuration
Step 3 » For Static IP.
Find the below lines in config File.
BOOTPROTO=none
ONBOOT=noand replace with
BOOTPROTO=static
ONBOOT=yesAnd add the below lines at the end of the file.
IPADDR=172.27.0.32
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=172.27.0.1
DNS1=172.27.0.5File will look like below after changes.
TYPE=Ethernet
BOOTPROTO=static
DEFROUTE=yes
IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=no
IPV6INIT=yes
IPV6_AUTOCONF=yes
IPV6_DEFROUTE=yes
IPV6_FAILURE_FATAL=no
NAME=enp0s17
UUID=f0c5b37d-299a-43cb-b74b-618bb252d129
ONBOOT=yes
HWADDR=00:0C:29:A1:B5:CC
IPV6_PEERDNS=yes
IPV6_PEERROUTES=yes
IPADDR=192.168.1.10
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
DNS1=192.168.1.5
Now Restart network service by typing below command.
systemctl restart networkNow Interface will have static IP.
Additionally you can use /etc/sysconfig/network file for hostname and DNS .
HOSTNAME=server.krizna.com
DNS1=192.168.1.5
DNS2=8.8.8.8
SEARCH=krizna.com
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