RE: changing to Debian from Mandrake
Debian has got a lot better, in the way it handles network configuration. Currently pretty much everything you need is in the
/etc/network directory. Just add interfaces to the interfaces file.
If you have any questions in particular I would be glad to help.
-Tim.
>* Mandrake has very decent system configuration tools. I spent many
> years editing scripts and config files to setup up Linux machines,
> but it just takes longer when it comes to simple, basic tasks
> (adding a network interface, changing the runlevel configuration
> for daemons, etc.). Does Debian provide such tools (even if
> clearly they don't work for all situations)?
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Michael
>
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