How to setup static IP on Fedora core 3.?

Question

There is a static IP address which works fine on windows XP. This means all the default gateway,dns etc are correct. However on Fedora its not able ping the DNS itself.

BTW the static IP is from airtel

Answer 1

/et/resolv.conf has nothing to do with it - that's where you list your nameservers.

You'll need to know the name of the interface you're using (eth0 or some similar). Then go into /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ and find a file 'ifcfg-IFNAME (like ifcfg-eth3 or whatever corresponds to your interface name). In that, you'll find lines that look like:

IPADDR=10.10.75.205
NETWORK=10.0.0.0
NETMASK=255.0.0.0
GATEWAY=10.0.0.1

Set those four correctly, reboot, and you're done.

Answer 2

Edit, as root, the file "/etc/resolv.conf" and add nameserve and the IP of the DNS. You can also try, also as root: ifconfig eth0 IP.