===== RHEL 6 Network notes =====

==== Change device name ====

Edit the file /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules

==== Static IP configuration ====
Edit the files /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth*

<code>
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=none
ONBOOT=yes
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
IPADDR=10.0.1.27
GATEWAY=10.0.1.1
</code>

==== Dynamic IP configuration ====
Edit the files /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth*

<code>
DEVICE=eth0
TYPE=Ethernet
ONBOOT=yes
NM_CONTROLLED=no
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
</code>