On Fri, Dec 22, 2000 at 03:28:41AM +0100, Andreas Fromm wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just want to ask how to configure a network adaptor on a running
> system (potato). I recompiled the kernel with the coresponding module
> for the adaptor, installed it with modconf (installation succeeded) and
> set it up with ifconf. I can ping to the IP asigned to the NIC, but
> can't ping another system. I also tried a "route add xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx".
>
> If someone can help me, please cc me an answer.
>
Put your isp's nameserver ip in /etc/resolve.conf with the
format - nameserver <ip>
You can add more than one on separate lines.
The format for /etc/networks/interfaces is -
# for lo
iface lo inet loopback
# first network card
iface eth0 inet static
address <your ip her>
netmask <your netmask ip>
network <network ip>
broadcast <broadcast ip>
gateway <gateway ip>
As the file says, 'network, broadcast, gateway is optional'
Run /etc/init.d/networking restart
That should do it. Any trouble let us know.
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