Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Some months ago I managed to connect my Hyundai and Acer laptops with an > ethernet cable. I can copy file from one PC to another with rsync. The file > `/etc/network/interfaces' is edited on the Acer as follows: > > auto eth1 > allow-hotplug eth1 > iface eth1 inet static > address 192.168.0.1 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > , and on the Hyundai: > > auto eth0 > allow-hotplug eth0 > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.0.2 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > Now, I want to connect the Hyundai with an old desktop PC. How do I > know how to properly edit the same file? I tried with eth0, eth1, > 192.168.0.3, etc..., but they don't connect:
> Camaleón writes: > >> You can run "/sbin/ifconfig" in the old desktop PC to find out the IP >> address in use. >>>From the old desktop: >> >> # ifconfig >> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:19:cb:d7:b6:c5 >> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Bcast:127.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0 Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> writes: > > O.k. so your old desktop is not getting any IP ("127.0.0.1" is the > loopback address). You have to manually setup one for it. > > If you need further assintance for configuring your ethernet card on your > old desktop, just ask (also, tell us what operating system is running) :-) Of course I need further assistance! I have Lenny on old PC and Etch on Hyundai. Thanks Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87pqwvdnnc....@gmail.com