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GS Yes.
If you were more specific about distribution, perhaps readers here could be more specific about answers.
I recently added a new hdd to my debian etch box that boots from GRUB. I decided to install win98 on the new hdd. After successfully getting windows installed...
You could certainly write a file, with something like the vi or emacs text editors, inetc-sysconfig-network-scripts directory in a recent Red Hat distribution to say this:
# Intel Corporation82557-8-9 Ethernet Pro 100 DEVICE=eth2 ONBOOT=yes BOOTPROTO=none HWADDR=01:02:03:04:05:06 USERCTL=no PEERDNS=yes TYPE=Ethernet NETMASK=255.255.255.0 IPADDR=192.168.0.1
BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Kyle Sure. There are all sorts of ways. Read the inittab(5) manpage ("man...
You would have to use the correct HWADDR, which is usually on a sticker on the NIC. You would say ethX, where X is the device you happen to want. I picked 2 here because that is the one most like what you asked for. The other entries in there you would set as needed.
In a recent Red Hat system, there are also some tools like these:
usr-sbin-redhat-config-network-cmdusr-sbin-redhat-config-networkusr-sbin-redhat-config-network-druidusr-sbin-redhat-config-network-tuiusr-sbin-redhat-config-printer-tuiusr-sbin-redhat-config-printerusr-sbin-redhat-config-network-guiusr-sbin-redhat-config-packagesusr-sbin-redhat-config-printer-guiusr-sbin-redhat-config-servicesusr-sbin-redhat-config-procusr-sbin-redhat-config-kickstartusr-sbin-redhat-config-bind-guiusr-sbin-redhat-config-bindusr-bin-redhat-config-mouseusr-bin-redhat-config-securitylevel-tuiusr-bin-redhat-config-network-cmdusr-bin-redhat-config-networkusr-bin-redhat-config-network-druidusr-bin-redhat-config-printer-tuiusr-bin-redhat-config-printerusr-bin-redhat-config-dateusr-bin-redhat-config-keyboardusr-bin-redhat-config-timeusr-bin-redhat-config-authenticationusr-bin-redhat-config-languageusr-bin-redhat-config-rootpbuttwordusr-bin-redhat-config-securitylevelusr-bin-redhat-config-soundcardusr-bin-redhat-config-usersusr-bin-redhat-config-printer-guiusr-bin-redhat-config-packagesusr-bin-redhat-config-servicesusr-bin-redhat-config-xfree86usr-bin-redhat-config-nfsusr-bin-redhat-config-procusr-bin-redhat-config-sambausr-bin-redhat-config-bind
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