In order to be useful to remote clients, network connectivity is an important part of a RHEL 8 system. Over the life of a RHEL 8 system, the need to configure, reconfigure and troubleshoot network connections is a critical skill for system administrators. In this hands-on lab, we will configure IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, configure hostname resolution, configure network services to start automatically at boot, and ensure Network Interface Cards are set to be available on boot.
*This course is not approved or sponsored by Red Hat.*
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Configure IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses
- Discover the network hardware on the system.
- Configure an extra interface on the same network.
- Test IPv4 connectivity and confirm IPv6 addressing.
- Configure Hostname Resolution
- Install domain name utilities.
- Attempt to investigate remote domain details.
- Troubleshoot name resolution configuration.
- Configure Network Services to Start Automatically at Boot
- Check the status of your devices with
nmcli
. - Check the status of
NetworkManager
. - Ensure all NIC’s are set to
ONBOOT=yes
.
- Check the status of your devices with