On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 7:28 PM, ghe <g...@slsware.com> wrote:

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> Donald Raikes wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I installed lenny yesterday on my desktop system. I would like to change
> > it so it has a static ip address rather than a dhcp assigned one.
> >
> > How do I go about setting the ip address?
> > If there is a console-based method I would prefer that since  icannot
> > edit the network configuration through the networking tools applet (I
> > don't have permissions).
>
> Hey! One I can answer!
>
>
> vi /etc/network/interfaces
>
> Here's a known working interfaces file from my LAN:
>
> # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
> # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
>
> # The loopback network interface
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
>
> # The primary network interface
> allow-hotplug eth0
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet static
>        address 192.168.3.3
>        netmask 255.255.255.0
>        network 192.168.3.0
>        broadcast 192.168.3.255
>        gateway 192.168.3.1
>        # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if
> installed
>        dns-nameservers 192.168.2.30
>        dns-search slsware.lan
>
> Then reboot. It's possible to get eth0 to reconfig without a reboot, but
> I don't remember how...
>
> - --
> Glenn English
> g...@slsware.com
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You need to have permissions whether you edit the /etc/network/interface or
the network manager applet.


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