On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 08:53:55PM +0200, MarceI Figuerola Estrada wrote: > Hi, > > I've just installed debian and I don't think any of my peripherals works > properly. The first thing I want to do is to get my ethernet card up and > running to gain acces to internet. Hope you can help me. > > I have a PCI ethernet card (192.168.0.2) connected to a 3com router > (192.168.0.122) which gives me DSL acces to internet. They work fine in > windows. > > >From the answers I've recived so far, I think the trick is the file > >/etc/network/devices. Here is a listing of it: > > #/etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup (8), ifdown (8) > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.0.2 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > I think mine is too simple too work as doesn't contain fundamental data like > the dns from my provider. Anyone can correct it or send me a correct one? > Thank you.
dns info goes in /etc/resolv.conf see http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/network-administrator/ch-tcpip.html#s3.5 for examples. HTH -- Sergio J. Rey http://typhoon.sdsu.edu/rey.html GPG fingerprint = 16DB 4934 E0F1 B386 AE81 D379 914C 33E5 F690 95DF He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. - Winston Churchill
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