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Re: Creating eth0



On Sun, Apr 08, 2001 at 05:44:24AM -0500, Brendan O'Connor wrote:
> Hi all!
> 
> I'm in the middle of configuring my desktop debian computer for a new cable 
> modem, but I've found there's no eth0 or indeed any eth* device in /dev.  How 
> do create it? (with mknod, in init.d, whatever)

you don't need to,  they don't have device nodes on the filesystem.  

just edit /etc/network/interfaces to setup the network.  man 5 interfaces

> And the connection is just TCP/IP over Ethernet, no PPPoE.

excellent, wish i could find an isp that did that.  

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

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