How to assign an IP Address to CentOS Linux Server
Article ID: 3145 Published: 23 Nov 2014 Updated: 15 Feb 2016 Authored by: Crazy Domains Support
This tutorial shows you how to assign an IP Address to your CentOS Linux Server.
| Step 1. | Log in to the server console as root user. | ||||
| Step 2. | Open the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 in a text editor, such as VI, if your default network interface is eth0. | ||||
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| Step 3. | Edit the file and add this information: | ||||
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| Step 4. | Save and restart the network service. | ||||
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| Step 5. | If you check with the command ifconfig -a, you can see the assigned IP address. | ||||
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Congratulations, you have assigned a hostname IP Address to your CentOS Linux Server.