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*
DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=none ONBOOT=yes NETMASK=255.255.255.0 IPADDR=10.0.1.27 GATEWAY=10.0.1.1
Dynamic IP configuration
Edit the files /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth*
DEVICE=eth0 TYPE=Ethernet ONBOOT=yes NM_CONTROLLED=no BOOTPROTO=dhcp