Re: /etc/network/interfaces help please

[Barbara and Rory Campbell-Lange <b&r@campbell-lange.net>]

On 9/4/01, debian-user-digest-request@lists.debian.org wrote:

> > I'm confused about what I should be writing in the interfaces file.
..
> > iface eth0 inet static address 194.159.148.141 netmask 255.255.255.0 

> need to break that into separate lines--
> 
>   iface eth0 inet static
>       address 192.168.1.1
>       netmask 255.255.0.0
>       network 192.168.1.0
>       broadcast 192.168.1.255
>       # gateway xx.yy.zz.qq
> 
> man interfaces

Thanks for the help, Will: that sorted it.

I'm also having trouble setting the 127.0.0.0 lo net address. Can this be
done in the interfaces file?

Cheers, and thanks again.
Rory