[SOLVED] How to know whether my system is using DHCP or STATIC IP

[venkat55]

Hi,

I am using RHEL 5.1 and i would like to know,
How to find, whether my system is using DHCP or STATIC IP
with out looking at /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifconfig-eth0 configuration file.

Regards,
venkat

[coopstah13]

Do you mean based on the IP address itself or using another file? There is no real way to know unless you look at a configuration file for your network or syslog, or checking to see if there is a dhclient pid file saying that you leased an IP.

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

In my own experience, I've always had to setup any static IP address that I wanted to use, so that it would work, whereas DHCP worked without any added effort from me.

Just curious... did you setup a static IP address on your machine, or did it connect automatically to the web?

[rcgreen]

If you are using gnome, try looking in the menu.
system->administration->network

Something there should indicate if it's static or DHCP.

I'm not using RHEL, but your menu should be similar.

[venkat55]

Do you mean based on the IP address itself or using another file? There is no real way to know unless you look at a configuration file for your network or syslog, or checking to see if there is a dhclient pid file saying that you leased an IP.

Thank you for providing the solution.