On 2011-11-23, Kelly Clowers <kelly.clow...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I trust the server, I guess; it's my ISP, so I really have to trust >> them way above and beyond whatever dhclient can or cannot do. I could >> set up a static address for the interface (if I knew how--I do have a >> static address). Where does that go? In /etc/network/interfaces? > > Yes. > For DHCP you have something like this: > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp > > For static you do something like this: > > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.1.5 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > gateway 192.168.1.254
And then dhclient is no longer "called," the daemon won't run anymore, or do I have to do something else to turn it off? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/slrnjcq3cq.3ck.cu...@einstein.electron.org