Configuring the Network¶
Scenario¶
Configure an available IP address for the VM to enable it to communicate with the host.
If the ifconfig and route are unavailable for SUSE 15, use the zypper install net-tools-deprecated to install the tools.
Procedure¶
On the VM, run the following command to query the NIC name:
ifconfig -a
Run the following command to check whether the NIC has obtained an IP address:
ifconfig
If the following information is displayed, the NIC has obtained an IP address (xxx indicates the obtained IP address, and XX indicates the MAC address):
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX inet addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Bcast:xxx.xxx.x.xxx Mask:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
If the NIC has not obtained an IP address, run the following command to enable the NIC to dynamically obtain an IP address:
ifup NIC name
Example:
ifup eth0
The following information is displayed:
Determining IP information for eth0... done
If a message is displayed indicating that the ifup command failed, run the following commands:
ip link set NIC name up
dhclient NIC name
You can also run the following command:
ifconfig eth0 up
Generally, no information is displayed.