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Re: i386 version for chrome



	Hi.

On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 05:35:49PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Saturday 27 October 2018 14:37:38 Reco wrote:
> 
> > 	Hi.
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 01:13:07PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > Then give me an install that can be made to work in a hosts file
> > > defined local network that can accept a gateway statement in its
> > > e/n/i file. The default install does NOT accept it until the network
> > > has been brought up.
> >
> > In another news, you cannot have a default gateway unless it's
> > reachable according to existing routing table.
> 
> Its reachable, and listed in every hosts file here by both name and 
> address.

Not before you bring up any non-local network interface.


> > The reason is simple - a default gateway is not 'global', the kernel
> > must decide with interface to attach to a default gateway route.
> > So you bring a network interface up, add an address to it and only
> > then configure a default gateway.
> 
> Then how does one guarantee its done in that order?

By using ifupdown, for instance.


> And what was changed 
> to prevent its working in the newer way of doing things?

ifupdown works for me that way since etch was testing.
If it does not - there's always troubleshooting in form of 'ifup -v'.

Reco


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