On Tue 03 Jun 2014 at 07:19:08 -0700, Horatio Leragon wrote: > From: Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk> > > OK, given your preference for keeping things to a minimum, you may > > as well do the following.
[snip] > Thanks for the detailed explanation. I really appreciate it. > > What do you think of the following method? (I found it on Google > today). Your feedback would be appreciated. > > ***************************************************************************** > > It is simpler here: > > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp Forget about static configuration; this is what will suit you with a wired connection. > ... one can reboot the system, or type: > > # /etc/init.d/networking restart > or > sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart ifdown -v ethX and ifup -v ethX is enough. Or reboot. > ********************************************************************************* I wish the Debian Reference told us things like this and was available on t'internet. :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/03062014183303.41fd6d0a2...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk
