Re: Setting up network interfaces?

[Goswin Brederlow <goswin.brederlow@student.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Marc Shapiro <mshapiro@inetone.net> writes:

>  
> > On 07/10/02 Marc Shapiro did speaketh:
> > 
> > > Where do I set up these items so that they will be initialized at
> > > bootup, instead of using dhcp?  It looks like I need to change
> > > /etc/interfaces and possibly /etc/hosts, but I'm not sure just what I
> > > need to change in these files.  Also, these files only seem to address
> > > the IP address and the machine's hostname.  Where do I set the subnet
> > > mask, gateway and DNS server numbers?  What HOWTO should I be checking
> > > for all of this info?
> > 
> >     /etc/network/interfaces
> > 
> >     man interfaces
> > 
> >     Mike
> 
> Thanks, that gave me the details for the IP Address, Netmask and
> Gateway.
> 
> Do I just add a line at the beginning of /etc/hosts in the format:
> 
> 	10.100.xxx.xxx foo.domain.edu foo

If you like.
 
> and where do I set DNS numbers?

/etc/resolv.conf

MfG
        Goswin