[lug] Cannot connect to the Internet with a web browser whentrying to use an

Peter Hutnick peter-lists at hutnick.com
Wed Oct 9 13:29:03 MDT 2002


> See
>
>
> https://listman.redhat.com/pipermail/valhalla-list/2002-July/008745.html:
>
> Which states in part
>
>     One point here: If you've used the `neat' tool
>     (redhat-network-config) it will generate files under
>     /etc/sysconfig/networking. They appear to be copies of the basic
> networking files:
>
>     find /etc/syconfig/networking:
>     /etc/sysconfig/networking
>     /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices
>     /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0
>     /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth1
>     /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles
>     /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default
>     /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/network
>     /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/resolv.conf
>     /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/hosts
>     /etc/sysconfig/networking/ifcfg-lo
>

Actually, they seem to be hard links, not copies.  See
https://listman.redhat.com/pipermail/valhalla-list/2002-June/003959.html

RH's ideas about config files seem to be getting more and more perverse as
time goes on.

-Peter





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