Step by Step Start Stop Network Device eth0 on Linux Fedora using service Command

   The step by step example below use the service command bring up or start network device eth0 on Linux Fedora system (start network).  The example also show the step by step how to bring down or stop eth0 network device that already active on Linux Fedora using the service command (stop network).  To enable you to execute or configure the system setting on Linux Fedora system, you must log in as root user or use the su command to execute command as root user as show on example below.

1.  Open command terminal or desktop X terminal and type in su - command as show on example below, to enable you to execute command as root user as show on this step by step article.

[fedora@fedora ~]$ su -

Password:      <-- key in root user password here and hit Enter key

[root@fedora ~]#

Start network device using service command

2.  Example of  the service command to start network device on Fedora system.

[root@fedora ~]# service network start

Bringing up loopback interface:                            [  OK  ]

Bringing up interface eth0:                                [  OK  ]

[root@fedora ~]#

Stop network device using service command

3.  Example of  the service command to stop network device on Fedora system.

[root@fedora ~]# service network stop

Shutting down interface eth0:                              [  OK  ]

Shutting down loopback interface:                          [  OK  ]

[root@fedora ~]#

Check network device status on Linux Fedora

4.  Example below show the use of service command to check network service and network device status.

4.1.  The output from service command as on example below only show when the network device currently active ( active network device ).

[root@fedora ~]# service network status

Configured devices:

lo eth0

Currently active devices:

lo eth0

[root@fedora ~]#

4.2.  The out from the service command below show that the eth0 network device is stop or not active when the service command is execute to check current network status.

[root@fedora ~]# service network status

Configured devices:

lo eth0

Currently active devices:

[root@fedora ~]#

Troubleshoot:  Bash Service Command Not Found

5.  Make su that you correctly issue su - command and supply root user password when ask, as show on step 1 above.

[fedora@fedora ~]$ service network status

bash: service: command not found

[fedora@fedora ~]$ su

Note:  The example above is tested on Linux fedora 9 system with disable NetworkManager.

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