being very lazy I usually just use dhclient. I only use ifconfig if dhclient doesn't work. ;-)
Dave On 04/08/2015 06:24 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Wednesday 08 April 2015 07:26:31 John Thornton wrote: >> /etc/network/interfaces contains two lines: >> auto lo >> iface lo inet loopback >> >> JT > Luverly, just luverly I say. NetworkManager has been there and destroyed > the reference copy. Here is the outline of how mine Just Works(TM) > > Expunge NM and be done with it. > > Here is the interfaces file from this machine, with some addresses > hidden. > --------------------- > # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system > # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). > # > # list of interfaces to ayto activate > auto lo eth0 > # interface lo > iface lo inet loopback > address 127.0.0.1 > netmask 255.0.0.0 > # interface eth0 > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.xx.3 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > gateway 192.168.xx.1 > ------------------------ > (the eth0 address in each machines interfaces file is of course that > machines address. All completely arbitrary, set by you on each machine > on ypur local network. > > /etc/resolv.conf is a real file, not a link, and contains one line: > nameserver (same ipv4 addr as gateway above, let the router sort dns > query stuff) > ----------------- > If not using dhcp for obtaining a local address (I've yet to figure out > how to do local dns searches by names when dhcp obtained the address, > probably my stupidity, but there it is) and are using an /etc/hosts file > for local dns resolution, it should resemble this on every machine on > your local network(add more machines as required, up to 254 IIRC): > > gene@coyote:/opt/nitros9$ cat /etc/hosts > 127.0.0.1 localhost > 192.168.xx.1 router.coyote.den router > 192.168.xx.3 coyote.coyote.den coyote > 192.168.xx.4 shop.coyote.den shop > 192.168.xx.5 lathe.coyote.den lathe > 192.168.xx.6 lappy.coyote.den lappy > > # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts > ::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback > ff02::1 ip6-allnodes > ff02::2 ip6-allrouters > -------------- > > All hostnames above were set once by (example for this machine) > $hostname coyote.coyote.den > etc etc for the other machines when they were installed. > > And you just did me a favor John, my lappy could not login the last time > I plugged it in, its line was "lappy.coyote,den". Error now obvious. > > I suspect it will Just Work the next time I power it up. If the battery > isn't crowbared by now, its the OEM battery yet, and about 13 years > old. :( > > Perhaps not the way you were doing it, but "It works for me" :) > >> On 4/8/2015 6:17 AM, Andreas Pettersson wrote: >>> You would prob. need to activate the card in the config. >>> You will find the config file under /etc/network/interfaces >>> >>> Prob. is the pci card on eth1 instead of eth0 - even if its >>> deactivated in the bios. >>> it usually "adresses" it self, just not useable. >>> >>> // A >>> >>> John Thornton skrev den 2015-04-08 13:12: >>>> I have a Debian Wheezy install on a computer down here in the Beer >>>> Cave and the other day the power blinked and I lost network >>>> connectivity on that computer. After some fumbling around I see >>>> that I had a red light on the router for that line instead of a >>>> green one. So I put a network card in the PCI slot and plugged that >>>> in. Now I have a green light on the router. I went to the bios and >>>> turned off the Ethernet on the motherboard. I still don't have a >>>> connection to the LAN from that computer. Any clues as to what I >>>> need to do? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> JT > Cheers, Gene Heskett ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BPM Camp - Free Virtual Workshop May 6th at 10am PDT/1PM EDT Develop your own process in accordance with the BPMN 2 standard Learn Process modeling best practices with Bonita BPM through live exercises http://www.bonitasoft.com/be-part-of-it/events/bpm-camp-virtual- event?utm_ source=Sourceforge_BPM_Camp_5_6_15&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VA_SF _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
