> As for returning to X, use Ctrl F7
Oops ....or is it Alt F7! It's been awhile since I have used the Penguin! > -----Original Message----- > From: CHEONG, Shu Yang (Patrick) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 1:52 PM > To: 'maynord' > Cc: 'debian-user@lists.debian.org' > Subject: RE: Setting up network > > 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 > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null
