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1. When logged onto the desktop, right click and click on "Open Terminal" to bring up the terminal.
2. In the terminal edit /etc/sysconfig/network
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[root@localhost ~]# vi /etc/sysconfig/network |
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NETWORKING=yes HOSTNAME=target |
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3. Right click on the Network Manager icon on the top right hand corner, and click on "Edit Connections..."
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8. View the network interface
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# ifconfig
eth2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 08:00:27:C8:DC:F6
inet addr:10.0.2.5 Bcast:10.0.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::a00:27ff:fec8:dcf6/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:169357 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:120225 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:252571529 (240.8 MiB) TX bytes:7239616 (6.9 MiB)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:340 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:340 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:22444 (21.9 KiB) TX bytes:22444 (21.9 KiB) |
There is only one network interface:
- eth1 eth2 which is a fixed IP address. This is used to connect between the source and target servers and also to the Internet. This IP is 10.0.2.5.
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9. Test if the network connection is working. Use Control-C to stop the ping.
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# ping www.dbvisit.com
PING dbvisit.com (67.222.54.241) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 67-222-54-241.unifiedlayer.com (67.222.54.241): icmp_seq=1 ttl=47 time=190 ms
64 bytes from 67-222-54-241.unifiedlayer.com (67.222.54.241): icmp_seq=2 ttl=47 time=189 ms
64 bytes from 67-222-54-241.unifiedlayer.com (67.222.54.241): icmp_seq=3 ttl=47 time=192 ms
64 bytes from 67-222-54-241.unifiedlayer.com (67.222.54.241): icmp_seq=4 ttl=47 time=193 ms
^C |
10. Shutdown the VM (dbv02).
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# shutdown -rh now |
11. Start the first VM (dbv01) again by clicking on "Start".
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12. Start the second VM (dbv02) by clicking on "Start".
13. Both VMs should now be running with the correct hostnames (source and target).