Hi everyone, Could someone please tell me if there is a tool in Debian to configure the permanent network parameters other than changing them temporarily with ifconfig or hacking /etc/init.d/network? Slackware has 'netconfig', is there a similar tool in Debian? Also does anyone know how the machine knows it's domain name, not the FQDN, just the domain name. i.e. if hostname returns 'skeletor' where does the 'powinv.co.uk' come from? Is it from resolv.conf via the DNS or is the domain name stored somewhere on the box?
Finally is there a script that you can run like the install script to allow you to change the installed network card to a different manufacturer or do you just hack /etc/modules. I am running both 'slink' and 'potato' boxes. I believe the modules config changed from 'slink' to 'potato'. Sorry about such a long post... Regards JohnG _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ John Gould _/ _/ Senior Systems Support Engineer _/ _/ Power Innovations Limited _/ _/ Manton Lane, Bedford. MK41 7BJ, England _/ _/ PGP - Public key available _/ _/ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] _/ _/ Tel: +44 1234 223002 Fax: +44 1234 223000 _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/