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

1. On the VM, run the following command to query the NIC name:

   ifconfig -a

2. 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

3. 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.