Thanks again to everybody for their answers.
My /etc/network/interfaces file is:
# /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
# The loopback interface iface lo inet loopback
# The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian installation
# (network, broadcast and gateway are optional)
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.1.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
# gateway 192.168.1.2
There is no following line like,
# iface eth0 inet dhcp
for me to uncomment, but I don't see any reason why I couldn't just write one, yes?
Yes, just write the line, and comment out the lines in the static stanza.
If I put that line in and comment out the others, as suggested, does the kernel rewrite the file with the info it acquires during bootup; is that the way it works?No, the file itself is static. What happens though is that when networking is started, it reads this file and sees that it needs to get a dynamic address or use the static address. Then the appropriate under-the-hood processes take place.
-- Kent
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