Re: How to configure e-net port again
On 1/31/2020 6:16 PM, Dennis Wicks wrote:
> Daryl wrote on 1/30/20 7:52 PM:
>> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 19:48:36 -0600
>> Dennis Wicks <wix@mgssub.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am running Debian Buster 10, upgrade within the past week.
>>>
>>> I tried to change my e-net to use dhcp, which I thought it
>>> was but it wasn't picking up all the info from the DHCP
>>> server, specifically the IP addr. Now it doesn't work at
>>> all. How can I run through the setup/init process that it
>>> went through at install to get back at least a working
>>> communications port.
>>>
>>> Many, many TIA!!
>>> Dennis
>>>
>>
>> What's in /etc/network/interfaces?
>>
>>
>>
>
> A couple of comments, a source cmd for interfaces.d, which is
> empty,another comment, then the following:
>
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
> <eof>
>
That's fine given that you are using a frontend to manage your interfaces.
From one of your other e-mail in this thread, I would strongly suggest
to only use one network manager unless you want to play! :)
So 'purging' 'NetworkManager' or 'wicd' is your first step, if you don't
have the time reinstalling from scratch might be cleaner.
--
John Doe
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