The /etc/network/interfaces file is new starting with potato, while
previous releases used /etc/init.d/network. Although
/etc/network/interfaces would now be considered the "preferred Debian
way", I don't know of any reason why you can't continue to use the old
method if you want.
Of course if you
this is the first time i've looked at my /etc/network/interfaces file
and everything is commented out. currently i configure my network
interfaces from /etc/init.d/network. if i set my network from
/etc/network/interfaces does this mean that i can remove
/etc/init.d/network? what is the preferre
You can't connect two boxes directly with an RJ45 cable. You need
either a hub between them or a crossover cable. That is, the "send"
wires from one box have to be connected to the "receive" wires from the
other box, and vice versa. If you're only going to be using two
computers on this network,
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...
> Hi, I have two boxes (one woody, one potato) with ethernet cards,
> connected by a RJ45 cable. I'd like to be able to ssh/sftp betwixt them.
>
> [I admit I don't grok networking much yet (that's partly why I'm doing
> this, to learn).
Hi, I have two boxes (one woody, one potato) with ethernet cards,
connected by a RJ45 cable. I'd like to be able to ssh/sftp betwixt them.
[I admit I don't grok networking much yet (that's partly why I'm doing
this, to learn). I've mainly been reading the Net-HOWTO and the man pages
for ifconfi
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