[TriLUG] Some Newbie Linux Questions

[Henryk M. Kowalski]

Heath Holcomb wrote:

> Just FYI...
>
> There is another way to do this that definitely won't affect anything
> else. All you do is open your /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
> file in an editor and change ONBOOT=yes to ONBOOT=no. This will stop
> Linux from trying to bring up your Ethernet connection when you boot,
> but will let you configure other types of connections to start when you
> boot (e.g. you could still set your computer up to dial out
> automatically when you boot). If you decide you want to start your
> Ethernet connection after you've booted, you can do "ifup eth0". This
> works on Red Hat and probably on Mandrake. Also, most distros have
> graphical tools that will configure this stuff for you if you don't like
> working from the command line.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Heath


I agree that this is probably the better way to do what you want.
Again, you must be root to edit this file.

Yes, it will work on Mandrake... (What works on RedHat also works the 
same way on Mandrake, almost always in my experience)


--hmk