simple networking problem - bringing up eth0 correctly

I need to automate setting up my network and i seem to be missing something... using debian Linux Version 2.4.18-bf2.4-xfs if i manually do the following commands i can get out on my network ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.50 netmask 255.255.255.0 up route add default gw 192.168.1.254 i

Re: simple networking problem - bringing up eth0 correctly

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Apr 05, 2003 at 12:44:05AM -0800, Dale Welch wrote: if i manually do the following commands i can get out on my network ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.50 netmask 255.255.255.0 up route add default gw 192.168.1.254 Edit

Re: simple networking problem - bringing up eth0 correctly

To explain better: if i manually do the following commands i can get out on my network ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.50 netmask 255.255.255.0 up route add default gw 192.168.1.254 i need to have that configured automatically during start-up and i need my dns to work. just found my dns

Re: simple networking problem - bringing up eth0 correctly

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Apr 05, 2003 at 01:29:57AM -0800, Dale Welch wrote: interfaces: auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.51 network 192.168.1.0 gateway 192.168.1.254 Try this. # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for