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DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=STATIC
DHCPCLASS=
HWADDR=00:30:48:56:A6:77
IPADDR=192.168.0.5
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
ONBOOT=yes
Setting up DNS
To cause your machine to consult with a particular server for name lookups, you simply add their addresses to /etc/resolv.conf
sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf
enter the following details
search ece.utexas.edu domain ece.utexas.edu
nameserver 128.83.185.41
nameserver 128.83.185.40