On Sat, 24 Jun 2000, Jake Brooks wrote:
> I have a box that has linus debian 2.2 installed (or maybe partially
> installed) that I would like to use on a network. I am able to boot to a
> text based screen and have assigned a root password as well as an additional
> user account. Having read about dbootstrap and X windows, I would like to
> be able to modify the network settings, but cannot find a command that lets
> me. I have tried linuxconf and netcfg, and have looked at the /etc and
> /sbin directories. According to "Running Linux" the configuration files
> should be in /etc/init.d/network, but I initially had no such directory,
> then created one and added settings.
>
> HOSTNAME='hostname'
> /sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
> /sbin/route add 127.0.0.1
>
> IPADDR="207.234.111.66"
> NETMASK=255.255.255.224
> NETWORK="207.234.111.0"
> BROADCAST="207.234.111.255"
> GATEWAY="207.234.111.65"
>
> I can ping to 127.0.0.1 and to 207.234.111.66, but not to 207.234.111.65. I
> can ping to the gateway (207.234.111.65) from a windows machine using DOS,
> and have been assured by my ISP that the addresses are valid. I have
> received several very helpful tips so far, but have not been able to get
> past the gateway. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.
> Jake Brooks
>
Jake,
If the directory didn't exhist, then that is not the way Debian
does things. Untill a Debian user gives you the correct way to set it
up, you can get your networking by running as root:
route add -net 207.234.111.0 netmask 255.255.255.224 dev eth0
route add default gw 207.234.111.65
This will let you access your network. (I am assuming your netmask is
correct - 224 looks a bit strange, may be correct.)
Mikkel
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