Thank you! Robin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Boon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, December 25, 2000 2:58 PM Subject: Re: Network config easy question
> On Mon, Dec 25, 2000 at 02:27:53PM -0800, Robin Rowe wrote: > > Dumb question, how do I set the IP address, netmask, gateway, and dns host > > on Debian? The docs say that I should edit a file named 'network' but I > > don't find any such file. > > /etc/network/interfaces is where you may want to look. Here's mine as > an example (with one ethernet card): > > # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8) > > # The loopback interface > iface lo inet loopback > > # The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian > # installation > # (network, broadcast and gateway are optional) > iface eth0 inet static > address 172.16.0.2 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > network 172.16.0.0 > broadcast 172.16.0.255 > # gateway 172.16.0.1 > > As an earlier respondent said, "man interfaces" is useful. > > DNS hosts are specified in /etc/resolv.conf. "man resolv.conf" is > useful here. > > -- > Terry Boon, Hertfordshire, UK > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >