Introduction

Not always easy to remember what to put in these damn files, right? Here are some simple examples.

Configuring Network Interfaces

Edit the file /etc/network/interfaces.

Static IP Addressing

For example, here’s how I configure my eth0 interface:

  auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback

# Interface eth0
iface eth0 inet static
       address 192.168.0.1
       netmask 255.255.255.0
       broadcast 192.168.0.255
       network 192.168.0.0
       gateway 192.168.0.138

Dynamic IP Addressing

If I want dynamic addressing, it’s even simpler:

  auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback

# Interface eth0 
iface eth0 inet dhcp

Configuring DNS Servers

Edit the file /etc/resolv.conf:

  search deimos.fr local
nameserver 192.168.0.1
nameserver 192.168.0.2
nameserver 212.27.32.5
nameserver 212.27.32.6
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Last updated 18 Apr 2007, 14:03 CEST. history