On Wednesday 20 August 2008 23:29, Ed Sutter wrote: > Thanks for the responses! > > My /etc/network/interfaces file already has the following: > > # The loopback network interface > > auto lo > > iface lo inet loopback > > > > # The primary network interface > > allow-hotplug eth0 > > iface eth0 inet dhcp > > > > auto eth0 > > I commented out the "auto eth0" line and rebooted.
Don't reboot for network configuration... > No change. What is the change you're looking for? > Then I put "auto eth0" back in and commented out "allow-hotplug eth0". > Same thing. > > Any other thoughts? Did you read the whole documentation and understand how the ifupdown thing works? Also, 'man ifconfig' to see how to check the status of your interfaces. > Ed > > Shachar Or wrote: > > On Wednesday 20 August 2008 22:46, Sebastian Canagaratna wrote: > >> Ed Sutter wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> I have Debian 4.0 on a machine now for 2 days. > >>> Thanks to this list, my screen resolution problem is > >>> resolved. Next (and hopefully last) problem is that > >>> each time I boot the system I have to manually enable > >>> my network connection. When Gnome starts up, I see in > >>> the top of the screen a small ethernet cable icon with > >>> a big NOT sign (red circle with a slash > >>> through it) over top of it. I right-click on that and > >>> a pull-down menu allows me to enable my wired network. > >>> Then everything is fine. > >>> > >>> How can I fix this so that the network just comes up automatically? > >>> Couldn't find anything on this in the archives or in the GUI. > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> Ed > >> > >> Hi: > >> You should have a files /etc/network/interfaces > >> > >> which should have something like: > >> > >> auto lo > >> iface lo inet loopback > >> > >> > >> allow-hotplug eth0 > >> > >> iface eth0 inet dhcp > >> > >> auto eth0 > > > > There's no point in having both allow-hotplug and auto. > > > >> ***** > >> > >> try it with and without the auto eth0. I am assuming the eth0 is your > >> wired network: it may be eth1, or eth3 for you. I am also assuming you > >> are using dhcp. > >> > >> > >> man interfaces will give you more information. > >> > >> Sebastian Canagaratna -- Shachar Or | שחר אור http://ox.freeallweb.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
