I am not able to access the network now.
/etc/network/interface shows:
auto lo iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp
(example right out of the manual)
This BTW is interesting to me, because when I chroot into debian from my existing system, I have no problem accessing the network. (how else could I have downloaded all those packages using dselect?)
I checked, and it appears that I have dhcp-client installed. Shouldn't dhcp be taking care of all that? Also, am I correct in assuming that this is taken care of in the kernel anyway, if dhcp is selected in the etc/network/interfaces file?
the kernel I have installed is either:
2.4.18-k6 or 2.4.18-1-k6
(I am not sure which - is there a way of determining this?)
Manually running ifup eth0 says that eth0 is already configured
I am sure it is obvious by now that I know almost nothing about linux, (I'll refrain from using the "n" word), but I do need help.
How can I determine if the kernel is recognizing my interfaces?
How can I determine if eth0 is actually configured with what is in the /etc/network/interfaces file?
What else should I look for?
Also, I have in my notes something indicating that I may have manually added "network" in the filepath, /etc/network/interfaces, because it wasn't already in there. Could that have anything to do with it?
I am reticent to dump it and start over.
Allasso
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