Re: ifconfig
On Sunday 15 September 2002 23:43, David Z Maze wrote:
> john gennard <joney@clara.co.uk> writes:
> > Etherconf puts the configurations into /etc/network/interfaces,
> > but I don't see where ifconfig puts them.
>
> ifconfig stores the configuration in the kernel's memory. :-)
> It's the low-level tool that is ultimately run by ifup and ifdown.
>
> > Can anyone enlighten me on this? Also, could I create
> > /etc/network/interfaces by hand in an editor as a third
> > alternative.
>
> Sure; the format is very straightforward (see interfaces(5)).
> This is what I generally do to configure the network on my Debian
> machines.
Thanks, I'm now getting some understanding of this area ( takes time
at my age, but what the h--- )
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