Hi, I just installed Debian Sarge, and by mistake I configured the NIC to DHCP. I don't want DHCP, how can I change the ip address from DHCP to a permanent static ip address? without reloading the OS? I tried already "ifconfig eth0 ipaddress", it works, but the change is just temporary. When I reboot the computer, the NIC still picks up a DHCP address. I proceed to make changes in the interfaces file the interfaces file is:
# This file describes the network information available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5) # The loopback network interface # auto lo # Iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface # auto eth0 # Iface eth0 inet dhcp Iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.110 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.0.1 I also tried with a lowercase i in iface, the uppercase I in Iface was in the original interfaces file. After I made the changes I rebooted the computer, when the computer was up I logon on and type ifconfig, I don't get any information for the NIC. Then I proceed to use : ifconfig eth0 ipaddress , then I typed again ifocnfig, this time I got information for the NIC, but when I tried to ping yahoo.com I got unknown host. Please help. Fernando -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]