Re: setting a static ip for my lenny box
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On 05/30/09 01:28, ghe wrote:
> Donald Raikes wrote:
>> Hello,
>
>> I installed lenny yesterday on my desktop system. I would like to change
>> it so it has a static ip address rather than a dhcp assigned one.
>
>> How do I go about setting the ip address?
>> If there is a console-based method I would prefer that since icannot
>> edit the network configuration through the networking tools applet (I
>> don't have permissions).
>
> Hey! One I can answer!
>
>
> vi /etc/network/interfaces
>
> Here's a known working interfaces file from my LAN:
>
> # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
> # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
>
> # The loopback network interface
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
>
> # The primary network interface
> allow-hotplug eth0
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 192.168.3.3
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> network 192.168.3.0
> broadcast 192.168.3.255
> gateway 192.168.3.1
> # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
> dns-nameservers 192.168.2.30
> dns-search slsware.lan
>
> Then reboot. It's possible to get eth0 to reconfig without a reboot, but
> I don't remember how...
>
It's
'/etc/init.d/networking restart'
as root, or
'sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart'
as a user with sudo permissions.
Also, if you're using a wireless card, here's my wireless
/etc/network/interfaces:
hrickards@siddy:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
# Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or
# /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information.
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.0.2
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.0.1
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
wireless-essid *************
address 192.168.2.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.2.150
I don't have a wireless key as I can never get the rt73usb module to
work with either WEP or WPA. I'm working on it though, so don't rant on
at me about how insecure it is.
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Many thanks
Harry Rickards (GPG Key ID:646ED06A)
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