On 2/8/08, lists <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I would like to know if there is a way in Gnu/Linux-Systems to use an > > alternative IP-Config if no DHCP-Server is available. > > > > I know this Feature from Windows-Systems and as I have a Linux-System > > running in a VirtualBox it is possible that I switch on the VBox > > connected to the LAN (DHCP supported) but it could also be that I turn > > on the VBox when I'm not connected and in this case I want to give the > > system a static IP. > > > > I know that I can use a different runlevel where I could choose this > > or this net-config but it would be great if there is an automatic way > > for this behaviour. > > > > Any answer or tips are welcome. Thanks. :) > > > > greets > > Christian > > > Network profiles? > pick the profile you want during boot sequence. > At least, that is the way every other distro seems to handle them ;) > > http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/network_profiles.shtml > > Jaqui >
Gentoo actually has this functionality built into their startup scripts. I'd dig more up to share, but I've gotta run ... the example config line in /etc/conf.d/net is: ifconfig_fallback_eth0=( "192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0" ) -- Poison [BLX] Joshua M. Murphy -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
