How to configure network interface on Fedora 16

   The step by step example below show how to configure network interface on Fedora 16.  The Fedora 16 use NetworkManager to manage network interface, by using NetworkManager this simple step by step artice show how to configure network interface to use static IP address. 

Check network properties.  

To show network properties type in ifconfig command.

1.  Open terminal and type in ifconfig command and hit enter key.

[fedora@localhost ~]$ ifconfig

em1       Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:13:21:65:C7:2D  

          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 

          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

          Interrupt:17 

em2       Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:13:21:65:C7:2C  

          inet addr:60.49.199.75  Bcast:60.49.199.79  Mask:255.255.255.248

          inet6 addr: fe80::213:21ff:fe65:c72c/64 Scope:Link

          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

          RX packets:14743744 errors:0 dropped:3610 overruns:0 frame:0

          TX packets:691939 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 

          RX bytes:1863873005 (1.7 GiB)  TX bytes:84722609 (80.7 MiB)

          Interrupt:18 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  

          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0

          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host

          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1

          RX packets:429 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

          TX packets:429 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 

          RX bytes:36564 (35.7 KiB)  TX bytes:36564 (35.7 KiB)

virbr0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 52:54:00:B7:EB:4F  

          inet addr:192.168.122.1  Bcast:192.168.122.255  Mask:255.255.255.0

          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 

          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

[fedora@localhost ~]$

Open NetworkManager configuration tools.  

Then to start the network configuration process, open NetworkManager configuration tools by type in nm-connection-editor on the terminal.

2.  Then type in nm-connection-editor and hit enter key, this open the interface of NetworkManager configuration tools...

2.  Choose network device that you need to configure and the click edit button... on the example, we choose system em1 network device to edit as an example... then go to IPv4 Settings tab and choose Manual by clicking the Method drop down menu

3.  then... Click on Add button and start adding IP Address.  then proceed to put your network DNS server address...

4.  Then click on Save button to apply the changes.  to activate network interface or to enable disable network interface go to NetworkManager applet (nm-applet) as show on the screenshot below.

Please note :- that this network configuration example tested on Linux Fedora 16 machine... the output may vary base on your machine use, operating system and command version

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