Re: Network configuration file
Johan Ehnberg wrote:
>
> Russell wrote:
> > Johan Ehnberg wrote:
> >
> >>Adam Majer wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 01:02:57PM +1000, Russell wrote:
> >>>
> >>
> > ...
> >
> >>>If you want to connect to your ISP, just use DHCP or PPP which
> >>>configures all of this stuff for you.
> >>>
> >>>If you want your own network and other things, first read the
> >>>Networking HOWTO.
> >>>
> >>>- Adam
> >>
> >>The /etc/network/interfaces is the main config file used when interfaces
> >>are brought up.
> >>'man interfaces' gives you all the info you need.
> >
> >
> > I'm a bit confused now. It seems you can use ifup/ifdown to read the
> > "interfaces" file. Do you manually edit the interfaces file, or is
> > there a configuration program for it? Is there a debian book
> > explaining all this?
>
> There might be a config program for it, but it's very easy to edit
> yourself, that is the normal way as far as I know.
>
> Look in
>
> http://www.debian.org/doc/
>
> for docs.
I found that "dpkg-reconfigure etherconf" fills the "interface" file.
However, even tho there's entries for "iface lo inet loopback", this
loopback (127.0.0.0) doesn't appear when i type "route -nv" (after
restarting the pc). Is there an easy way to bypass the 'interface'
method for bootup? Are the old conventional files such as
/etc/init.d/network still used?
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