On Jul 5, Vadim Vygonets wrote > and ask the user for IP and hostname for new machine maybe you want to take a look at dhcpd / dhcpcd. this way you can have a server to set all network related setting (ifconfig,route,resolv.conf,hostname). regards, andreas -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to debian-devel-request@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to templin@bucknell.edu .