RE: Adding new hardware after installation
Or just type following (if you have the etherconf package installed), #dpkg-reconfigure etherconf -Original Message- From: Bryan Donlan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 12:50 AM To: Gary Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Adding new hardware after installation On 10/28/05, Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure what the best way to handle this is. I need to add a network card to a PC with recently installed Debian (Sarge). What's the best way to do it? I don't really want to sit in front of the thing again feeding it CDs, so if I could avoid doing a complete install that would be nice. On the hardware side of things, just add the network card. If it's supported, hotplug should load the drivers automatically at boot time. Then to configure it just edit /etc/network/interfaces in any text editor. For information on the format, run man 7 interfaces -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Adding new hardware after installation
I'm not sure what the best way to handle this is. I need to add a network card to a PC with recently installed Debian (Sarge). What's the best way to do it? I don't really want to sit in front of the thing again feeding it CDs, so if I could avoid doing a complete install that would be nice. ___ The FREE service that prevents junk email http://www.mailshell.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Adding new hardware after installation
On 10/28/05, Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure what the best way to handle this is. I need to add a network card to a PC with recently installed Debian (Sarge). What's the best way to do it? I don't really want to sit in front of the thing again feeding it CDs, so if I could avoid doing a complete install that would be nice. Just add the network card. If it's supported, it'll work. -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Adding new hardware after installation
On 10/28/05, Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure what the best way to handle this is. I need to add a network card to a PC with recently installed Debian (Sarge). What's the best way to do it? I don't really want to sit in front of the thing again feeding it CDs, so if I could avoid doing a complete install that would be nice. On the hardware side of things, just add the network card. If it's supported, hotplug should load the drivers automatically at boot time. Then to configure it just edit /etc/network/interfaces in any text editor. For information on the format, run man 7 interfaces
Re: Adding new hardware after installation
On 10/28/05, Bryan Donlan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/28/05, Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure what the best way to handle this is. I need to add a network card to a PC with recently installed Debian (Sarge). What's the best way to do it? I don't really want to sit in front of the thing again feeding it CDs, so if I could avoid doing a complete install that would be nice. On the hardware side of things, just add the network card. If it's supported, hotplug should load the drivers automatically at boot time. Then to configure it just edit /etc/network/interfaces in any text editor. For information on the format, run man 7 interfaces Er, man 5 interfaces.
Re: Adding new hardware after installation
On Fri, 2005-10-28 at 12:49 -0400, Bryan Donlan wrote: On 10/28/05, Bryan Donlan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/28/05, Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure what the best way to handle this is. I need to add a network card to a PC with recently installed Debian (Sarge). What's the best way to do it? I don't really want to sit in front of the thing again feeding it CDs, so if I could avoid doing a complete install that would be nice. On the hardware side of things, just add the network card. If it's supported, hotplug should load the drivers automatically at boot time. Then to configure it just edit /etc/network/interfaces in any text editor. For information on the format, run man 7 interfaces Er, man 5 interfaces. Even simpler: $ man interfaces -- - Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. What other evidence do you have that they are terrorists, other than that they trained in these camps? 17-Sep-2002 Katie Couric to an FBI agent regarding the 5 men arrested near Buffalo NY -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
