Re: Howto setup eth0

[ktb <x.y.f@home.com>]

On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 02:58:56PM +1000, Mark Devin wrote:
> ktb wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 01:55:33PM +1000, Mark Devin wrote:
> > > When I installed debian, I didn't set up my ethernet card.  Now I want
> > > to set up ADSL using it but have noticed that the file
> > > /etc/init.d/network does not exist on my system.
> > >
> > > How do I create this file?  Is there a package which I must install
> > > which creates this with is installation scripts?
> > >
> >
> > The script is actually  /etc/init.d/networking
> > /etc/network/interfaces is the file where you place your network info.
> > See 'man interfaces'
> 
> Thank you Kent.  I wondered if that file was the one.  I have it alright.  But
> the strange thing was that the documentation I was reading was referring to
> Debian (I think).
> 
> Anyway, it makes sense now.
> 

You were probably reading a doc from an earlier release of Debian.  When
Potato came out /etc/init.d/networking was implemented.  It used to be
/etc/init.d/network
kent

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