Network config and domain name ?

[John Gould <johng@skeletor.powinv.co.uk>]

Hi everyone,
            Could someone please tell me if there is a tool in Debian to
configure the permanent network parameters other than changing them
temporarily with ifconfig or hacking /etc/init.d/network? Slackware has
'netconfig', is there a similar tool in Debian? Also does anyone know
how the machine knows it's domain name, not the FQDN, just the domain
name. i.e. if hostname returns 'skeletor' where does the 'powinv.co.uk'
come from? Is it from resolv.conf via the DNS or is the domain name stored
somewhere on the box? 

Finally is there a script that you can run like the install script to
allow you to change the installed network card to a different
manufacturer or do you just hack /etc/modules. I am running both
'slink' and 'potato' boxes. I believe the modules config changed from
'slink' to 'potato'. Sorry about such a long post...

Regards JohnG 

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