Fedora automatically enable network after reboot

   Linux Fedora automatically enable network after reboot, the step by step network configuration below show how you can make sure that Linux Fedora network interface automatically enable after reboot or restart the system.

To automatically enable network you may need to manually edit network interface configuration

Automatically enable network

1.  Open terminal and, execute su - command and key in root user password to make sure that you have the privileges to edit network configuration.

2. Change working directory to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/

[root@fedora Desktop]# cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/

[root@fedora network-scripts]#

3.  List contents of the directory

[root@fedora network-scripts]# ls

ifcfg-lo      ifdown-post    ifup-ipsec   ifup-tunnel

ifcfg-p1p1    ifdown-ppp     ifup-ipv6    ifup-wireless

ifcfg-p33p1   ifdown-routes  ifup-ipx     init.ipv6-global

ifdown        ifdown-sit     ifup-isdn    net.hotplug

ifdown-bnep   ifdown-tunnel  ifup-plip    network-functions

ifdown-eth    ifup           ifup-plusb   network-functions-ipv6

ifdown-ippp   ifup-aliases   ifup-post    route-p1p1

ifdown-ipsec  ifup-bnep      ifup-ppp     route-p33p1

ifdown-ipv6   ifup-eth       ifup-routes

ifdown-isdn   ifup-ippp      ifup-sit

[root@fedora network-scripts]#

4.  From the example above the network card configuration on the system is ifcfg-p1p1 and ifcfg-p33p1, execute vi command to edit this network interface card.  (Please note that network interface name may vary base on your system setting)

[root@fedora network-scripts]# vi ifcfg-p1p1

DEVICE="p1p1"

ONBOOT="no"

NM_CONTROLLED="yes"

TYPE=Ethernet

BOOTPROTO=none

IPADDR0=192.168.1.1

PREFIX0=24

DEFROUTE=yes

IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=yes

IPV6INIT=no

NAME="System p1p1"

UUID=46e26279-f69b-daf5-1b79-d03677b7178d

GATEWAY0=172.16.162.129

DNS1=172.16.160.5

DNS2=172.16.160.10

HWADDR=00:1B:11:B4:0E:80

5.  Hit 'i' key to enter vi insert mode, and edit ONBOOT="no" to ONBOOT="yes" to enable automatically start network after reboot.

[root@fedora network-scripts]# vi ifcfg-p1p1
DEVICE="p1p1"

ONBOOT="yes"

NM_CONTROLLED="yes"

TYPE=Ethernet

BOOTPROTO=none

IPADDR0=192.168.1.1

PREFIX0=24

DEFROUTE=yes

IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=yes

IPV6INIT=no

NAME="System p1p1"

UUID=46e26279-f69b-daf5-1b79-d03677b7178d

GATEWAY0=172.16.162.129

DNS1=172.16.160.5

DNS2=172.16.160.10

HWADDR=00:1B:11:B4:0E:80

6.  Hit 'Esc' key twice to exit vi editing mode.

7.  To save network configuration setting, hold 'Shift' key and hit 'z' key twice...