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Newbie ifconfig eth0 problem.
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lugoteehalt:
Doing 'ifconfig' shows lo - nothing about eth0: should there be?
Doing 'ifconfig eth0 up' followed by 'ifconfig' gives both lo and eth0. If this is what should happen how can eth0 be made 'up' during startup? - assume this is necessary since I only have one keyboard between the two computers I'm trying to connect.
Thanks any help.
neo:
my eth0 gets activated at startup always...
i have done it by....... logging as root
--- Code: --- setup
--- End code ---
going to "system services" and then selecting the service "network" it automatically starts with that, every time i boot.
Ricky:
lugo!!
What distro u are using ?
If it is redhat or redhat similar then u can add a line to /etc/rc.d/rc.local like
--- Code: ---ifconfig eth0 <desired ip> netmask <desired netmask usually 255.255.255.0> up
--- End code ---
and it will start and will get an adress assigned to it automatically..
lugoteehalt:
Hello Ricky! - bloody hell I didn't expect networking's Mike Tyson.
Am using Debian Potato.
Thanks both - will try both things.
:D
lugoteehalt:
For referrence:
On Debian get ethernet, nic, cards up on startup by changing the /etc/network/interfaces file - think that's the one. It's the file that ifup and ifdown read. Yes:
# /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
# The loopback interface
iface lo inet loopback
#lugo added the next block.
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
The cards then come up on startup. :)
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