Re: /etc/network/interfaces file

[Steven Kurylo <kurylo@home.com>]

You can read "man interfaces" for the full details, but this is what it 
should be...

# Configure ethernet interface
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
        address 10.10.10.254
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        broadcast 10.10.10.255

The "auto eth1" tells it to start on boot up, the "iface" configures "eth1" 
as a "inet" (TCP/IP) "static" address.  Then of course the next lines are 
what that address should be.



At 12:38 PM 13/03/2001, Bill Fowler wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to make my network config permanent with the /etc/network/interfaces
> file in Debian 2.2.  The file is as follows:
>
> # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
> #
> # Configure loopback interface
> ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
> # Configure ethernet interface
> IPADDR="10.10.10.254"
> NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
> BROADCAST="10.10.10.255"
> ifconfig eth0 ${IPADDR} netmask ${NETMASK} broadcast ${BROADCAST}
>
>
> It doesn't seem to work.  When I boot up the interface does not get
> configured.  The message I get is:
>
> Configuring network interfaces: /etc/network/interfaces: option without
> interface
>
> Any help would be appreciated...
>
> Bill
>
>
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