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Configure IP and subnet mask

Configure IP and subnet mask

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Configure IP and subnet mask

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- [Instructor] Traditionally, individual network interface configuration files control the interfaces for network devices. These files can still be used to override network manager. As the system boots and network manager configures the network these files are red and the network interfaces are configured or possibly ignored depending on the configuration. These files are stored in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts and named ifcfg-name. Where name is the name of the network interface. For instance, the configuration file for the emp0s3 network interface would be /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-enp0s3. The network interface is also named inside of the file as well. Generally, it's a good idea to have them match. These scripts are for all network interface configuration including dynamic and manual configs. A dynamic config may only have a few lines in it specifying the name of the device. And the boot protocol of dhcp.…

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