FedoraLiveCD/NetworkHowTo

How to Configure Network on Fedora Live CD

This document may by outdated as new Fedora 7 LiveCD includes 'system-config-network' tool by default.

On 2006-12-22, the first official Fedora 6 Zod LiveCD has been released. However it's missing system-config-network.

Wired: DHCP

To configure network device on DHCP network:

$ su -

Wired: Static

To configure network device on Static network:

$ su -

1) Use ifconfig and route command,

2) Add DNS information:

search DOMAIN
nameserver PRIMARY-DNS
nameserver SECONDARY-DNS

3) Activate network device

OR

1) Edit a network script ifcfg-eth0,

DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=static
HWADDR=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
TYPE=Ethernet
IPADDR=x.x.x.x
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=x.x.x.x

2) Add DNS information as same as above

3) Start network script

Wireless

Check which network device has wireless extension. It be could either eth0 or eth1.

$ su -

$ su -