Re: how to connect two PC's with a cross-over ethernet cable?

[John Floren <jfloren@moseslake-wa.com>]

Bram Mertens wrote:

> I suppose I will have to create a file /etc/network/interfaces that
> contains:
> --- new /etc/network/interfaces --
> auto lo eth0
>
> iface lo inet loopback
>
> iface eth0 inet static
>         192.168.0.1
>         255.255.255.0
>
> iface ppp0 inet ppp
> 	provider dsl-provider
Here is what I would do if I had two computer connected by crossover and 
a ppp connection to the internet:
/etc/network/interfaces:
auto lo eth0

iface lo inet loopback

iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.1.1
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        broadcast 192.168.1.255

This has worked for me in the past.
Good Luck

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