Here is my interfaces file, the one that works. I have tried adding the schemes and that makes things NOT work. I do not have the resolvconf package installed but even when I installed it, it did not fix the problems and besides, the laptop has a nameserver installed. BTW the gateway (a Linksys broadband router) shown in the file also runs a nameserver but of course, while I am away from home, it would not be available.
### /etc/network/interfaces file ### auto lo iface lo inet loopback # This is a list of hotpluggable network interfaces. # They will be activated automatically by the hotplug subsystem. mapping hotplug script grep map eth0 # The primary network interface iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.14 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.0.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 gateway 192.168.0.2 # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed dns-nameservers 192.168.0.2 dns-search shadypond.com iface ppp0 inet ppp provider provider ### EOF ### -- 8) [EMAIL PROTECTED]@p: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]