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[[Image:network-scripts.png|thumb|right|250px|Although you can use the '''ifconfig''' command to temporarily create a static IP address connection to a network, you need to add the network settings in the '''/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts''' directory to automatically connect to the network upon Linux system boot-up.]]
=== Part 3: Configuring VM Network Setup via Command Line ('''centos3centos2''' and '''centos2centos3''') ===
The centos2 and centos3 and centos2 VMs are '''text-based only''' systems, thus we cannot use a graphical tool to configure centos3 to connect to our private network. Therefore we will learn how to perform this task by using command-line tools.
:'''Perform the following steps:'''