Firstly, if you are using Debian, all you need to edit are the following files:-
/etc/networking/interfaces you should include the proper lines so that the system can locate your eth0 eth0 inet static (I think I am missing another part here) address 192.168.1.1 network 192.168.1.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.254 /etc/resolv.conf for resolving hostnames by pointing to the nameserver...but if you are running bind locally, then the ip should be 127.0.0.1 first before the network nameserver ip. /etc/hosts for resolving local computer names to local ip addresses i.e. before the dns (bind). As for returning to X, use Ctrl F7 Cheers! > -----Original Message----- > From: maynord [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 6:42 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Setting up network > > Dear Debian Friends: > > I am working on converting several machines running W95 to a Debian > system running Helix-Gnome. My plan is to use Samba to talk to the > existing NT server. However, I am unsure as to what the best tool is for > > network configuration. Some Linux distributions use linuxconf or > netcfg. Is there such a tool in Debian? Or should I just edit the > network, hosts, and ifconfig files? > > Also, I often find it necessary to use ctrl-alt-f1 to open a virtual > terminal and do some work. I can never get back to the Gnome desktop. > Any way to do that without shutting down X? > > I very much appreciate any suggestions! > > Robert > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null