Re: wlan in different environments -- one time with static network address, one time with dhcp

[Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:09:54 +0200
Johannes Zellner <johannes@zellner.org> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> how do I configure my network (w/o reediting /etc/network/interfaces
> all the time) to work in different network environments:
> 
> 	environment 1: static IP, static host name
> 	environment 2: dynamic IP over dhcp
> ?
> 

I do it using "logical interfaces" as described here:

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-gateway.en.html#s-net-reconf

For desktop use you might be interested in network-manager and its
various front ends.

-- 

Liam