xsdg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If you use sid, go with the above format. For more info check out > `man interfaces`...especially the pre-up, up, down, and post-down > parts...
I believe you can go with the interfaces interface as early as potato too. A related question: I want to transition to the new format too. I currently have my ifconfig eth0, route, and ipchains commands in /etc/init.d/network.local. While moving the eth0 configuration to /etc/network/interfaces is obvious, less obvious is what should be done with the ipchains commands and forwarding commands (echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward) Would I copy the remnants of /etc/init.d/network.local to /etc/network/firewall (or elsewhere?) and add "up /etc/network/firewall" to interfaces, or would I add lots of "up" commands for each individual ipchains command to the interfaces file? -- Bill Wohler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.newt.com/wohler/ Maintainer of comp.mail.mh FAQ and mh-e. Vote Libertarian! If you're passed on the right, you're in the wrong lane.
