centos static IP config
From thelinuxwiki
file structure / paths similar / same as redhat
example /etc/sysconfig/ifcfg-eth0 file
DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=none ONBOOT=yes NETWORK=10.0.1.0 NETMASK=255.255.255.0 IPADDR=10.0.1.27 USERCTL=no
then...
/etc/init.d/network restart