Re: dhcp configuration

[Titus Barik <barik@techspot.com>]

On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, dman wrote:

> | Debian. Can someone tell me what the preferred (and hopefully best) way
> | to setup DHCP is? I also notice that there is another dhcp client that
> | one can choose from (dhcpcd).
> 
> What network interface is configured by DHCP?  eth0?  What does your
> /etc/network/interfaces look like?
> 
> auto eth1
> iface eth1 inet dhcp

ifconfig tells me that my ethernet card is on eth0. Thus, I added the
lines:

	auto eth0
	iface eth0 inet dhcp

to my /etc/network interfaces file.

I then rebooted, but ethernet doesn't work. I can still type "pump", and
then use the ethernet. I have a feeling that I'm missing some simple
step.

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