Re: how to use external router?

[Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@compsoc.dur.ac.uk>]

On Sat, Dec 20, 2003 at 12:26:22PM -0400, Jeff Waltermire wrote:
 
> I have a cable modem and a D-Link 614+ router that work fine in SUSE
> and WinXP.  I would like to use that on my Debian Box but how do I set
> up Debian to use my gateway of 192.168.0.1 (D-link router)?  Where do
> I setup that my eth0 as being 192.168.0.6/255.255.255.0 on my LAN?   

I recommend you use DHCP if possible, but otherwise the relevant lines
in /etc/network/interfaces are:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
	address 192.168.0.6
	netmask 255.255.255.0
	gateway 192.168.0.1

Then

# ifdown eth0; ifup eth0

Dhcp would be 

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

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Jon Dowland
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