Re: Network config and domain name ?
Second question: Use modconf
First question: I actually don't know (I always just edit
/etc/init.d/network) but you could start the installation again and only
configure the network and skip the rest, there might be a easier but...
Ron
On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, John Gould wrote:
> 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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