Configure IP address on Oracle Linux
Adding IP address in Oracle Linux can be done by editing the network-scripts. While this procedure is tested on Oracle Linux, i'm sure it should work on Redhat Enterprise Linux and other versions of Redhat . Editing network - scripts The network interface configuration files are found in the directory: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ To add an IP address to an interface eth0 # cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ # vi ifcfg-eth0 Enter the below parameters for static configuration DEVICE="eth0" BOOTPROTO="static" BROADCAST="192.168.2.255" HWADDR="00:0C:29:DS:22:26" IPADDR="192.168.2.2" NETMASK="255.255.255.0" NETWORK="192.168.2.0" ONBOOT="yes" TYPE="Ethernet" Save the file by typing ESC :wq R estart the network service for the changes to take effect. # service network restart