topic Re: how to disable eth1 when boot next time in Operating System - Linux

how to disable eth1 when boot next time

file system — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 20:56:18 GMT

Hi
I want to disable eth1 boot next time.?

what sort of files editted and services to be stopped?

I have editted file in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 and remove it.

Re: how to disable eth1 when boot next time

Stuart Browne — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 23:17:35 GMT

You should have left the file there, and changed ONBOOT to equal 'No'.

That'd stop it from being initialize on boot at your next reboot.

Re: how to disable eth1 when boot next time

Atul Gautam — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 07:33:57 GMT

Hey Buddy...

Copy the file ifcfg-eth0 and paste it as ifcfg-eth1 and make sure that you have following arguments --

DEVICE=eth1
BOOTPROTO=
HWADDR=< >
ONBOOT=no
TYPE=Ethernet
DHCP_HOSTNAME=

NOTE : The HWADDR can be taken using the command "ifconfig eth1".

Wishes for d NEW YEAR....

Atul

Re: how to disable eth1 when boot next time

Ross Minkov — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:58:37 GMT

As folks already said, you should have left /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 alone. In general never delete configuration files on a UNIX/Linux system and always save backup copies of all configuration files you change. Back to eth1 -- I would have done it this way:

1. ifdown eth1
2. edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 to change ONBOOT to No
3. service network restart
4. ifconfig to verify success

HTH,
Ross