Re: need tool to configure network

[Ralph Crongeyer <ralph@crongeyer.com>]

Cool! So your good to go then?

Ralph

On Wednesday 07 April 2004 08:59 am, Christian Eyrich wrote:
> On 05.04.2004 19:00, Ralph Crongeyer wrote:
> >> >> As I wrote I installed etherconf but don't know how to use it.
> >> >> There's no tool called etherconf in the path.
> >> >
> >> > Try:
> >> > dpkg-reconfigure etherconf
> >>
> >> I did. It asked me some questions which I answered - nice.
> >> But it didn't change the /etc/network/interfaces and I've still no
> >> etherconf tool anywhere.
> >
> > That is how you use the etherconf tool, "dpkg-reconfigure etherconf".
>
> Ah, oh, that will need a little more memory in my head.
>
> > when I do I get this:
> > laptop:~# cat /etc/network/interfaces
> > ### etherconf DEBCONF AREA. DO NOT EDIT THIS AREA OR INSERT TEXT BEFORE
> > IT. auto lo eth0
> >
> > iface lo inet loopback
> >
> > iface eth0 inet dhcp
> >         hostname laptop
> >
> >
> > ### END OF DEBCONF AREA.  PLACE YOUR EDITS BELOW; THEY WILL BE PRESERVED.
>
> I got
> ### etherconf DEBCONF AREA. DO NOT EDIT THIS AREA OR INSERT TEXT BEFORE IT.
> auto lo eth0
>
> iface lo inet loopback
>
> iface eth0 inet static
>         address 192.168.0.99
>         netmask 255.255.255.0
>         gateway 192.168.0.100
>
>
> ### END OF DEBCONF AREA.  PLACE YOUR EDITS BELOW; THEY WILL BE PRESERVED.
>
> Now after deleting the file an running etherconf it's the same but with
> the additional line
>
>         broadcast 192.168.0.255
>
> and the right, new value for gateway.
>
> Christian