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Re: Network config easy question



:-> "Robin" == Robin Rowe <rower@MovieEditor.com> writes:


    > Dumb question, how do I set the IP address, netmask, gateway, and dns host
    > on Debian? The docs say that I should edit a file named 'network' but I
    > don't find any such file.

the docs are outdated. check for a file named /etc/network/interfaces
it's format is described in man interfaces
the dns host is set up using /proc directly or by using
/etc/sysctl.conf

Pf



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