In Slink you can look at /usr/doc/sysvinit/examples/network what it shows is how the /etc/init.d/network file is set up when configuring the network during the Slink installation process. I don't know if it is the same in unstable or not. hth, kent
----- Original Message ----- From: Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Robb Aley Allan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 7:26 PM Subject: Re: Best way to start eth0 without address > >>>>> "Robb" == Robb Aley Allan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > For what it's worth, I sometimes use ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 > > netmask 255.255.255.0 up > > > and it seems to work. > > I guess the questions is in what file did you put it. I could comment > out the line below in interfaces and put ifconfig ... in > /etc/init.d/networking, but I'm looking to see if there is a more > cleaner way... Thanks though. > > > Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong writes: > >> Hey everyone. > >> > >> I'm using unstable, and I was wondering what would be the best > >> way to start up eth0 without a network address assigned to it? > >> I need this, so that pppoe will work correctly. Currently, I > >> have the following in /etc/networks/interfaces: > >> > >> iface eth0 inet static address 0.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 > >> > >> But on boot up, it complains like so > >> > >> SIOCSIFNETMASK: Cannot assign requested address > >> > >> There is no problem, since this does what I want, but I was > >> wondering whether there is a cleaner way to do this. > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Marshal > >> > >>
