<snip> > you just: > > /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up > > to start the network. You need to be root to start the network. <snip> > > DEVICE=eth0 > > BOOTPROTO=dhcp > > ONBOOT=no > > USERCTL=no > > PEERDNS=no > > TYPE=Ethernet You do not have to be root to start the network if you change the USERCTL line to yes. You can then issue ifup eth0 or ifdown eth0 to change the interface state. Bill