On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 7:28 PM, ghe <g...@slsware.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > 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 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAkogfZgACgkQ04yQfZbbTLY65QCgssdk7a8FeRn78NCXxSVPRl/1 > ZWkAn3W/xH3o+npSY8M+iDTaDMUgCr8b > =qKn9 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > > You need to have permissions whether you edit the /etc/network/interface or the network manager applet.
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