Also you can install etherconf ( apt-get install ehterconf ) which will ask questions and configure your /etc/networks/interfaces and /etc/resolv.conf for you.
If etherconf is already installed, dpkg-reconfigure etherconf seems to work for me. Matthew Joyce -----Original Message----- From: nate [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 18 September 2002 8:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Which file do I use to configure networking these days? Joe Emenaker said: > So, where does one go, nowadays to: > - Set an interface's IP address or to enable it for DHCP? > - Change whether it comes up automatically or has to be brought up > manually? - Set IP address or DHCP for PCMCIA cards? most of that is /etc/network/interfaces to make an interface come up automatically put something like auto eth0 see the manpage for the rest. PCMCIA, i put this information in that file as well, but there may be another pcmcia-related place in addition to this file. if you only have PCMCIA(and on onboard ethernet or something) I would put it in here. > > Also, is there a cheat-sheet somewhere of where all of the prefered > config files are now? It seems that, with each release, there are > always some big changes in how some big services are configured. I'm not aware of one ..... nate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
