Re: need tool to configure network

[Christian Eyrich <ch.ey@gmx.net>]

On 04.04.2004 05:30, Paul Johnson wrote:
> Christian Eyrich <VJBDONFBFOPG@spammotel.com> writes:
> 
>> I know how to do this manually (using route). But after rebooting I've
>> the old address again.
>> I know I can edit /etc/network/interfaces by hand, but there's this
>> warning "etherconf DEBCONF AREA. DO NOT EDIT THIS AREA OR INSERT TEXT
>> BEFORE IT" in it.
> 
> That's mostly a warning to make you double check what you're doing
> (since there is apparently some debconf ability to edit that config,
> but what package I do not know).  Just go ahead and edit that puppy.
> I do, and I'm online...

Thanks for the answer.
And yes, I exptected it to work. But I also suspect it will be
overwritten at some point in the future by the utility that created it
in the past.

Christian