Mon cheri Your instructions and explanations are so clear and concise that even a beginner (what's the urban slang for it? Is it n00b?) is able to follow them without problems.
> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 10:31 PM > From: "David Wright" <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest > way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file? > > > > > source /etc/network/interfaces.d/* > > I would change this line to > > source-directory /etc/network/interfaces.d > > (which was the default on new buster installations). > Am I right to say that the default in Debian 11's installation is simply: source /etc/network/interfaces.d/* > > The thing to remember (and so many don't) is that the /e/n/i > files are retaining the active network configuration, and > need to be kept in place until you have downed the interface. > Only /then/ should you make changes to the files. > > Don't do what works with many other daemons, which is to change > the configuration files first, and then try to "restart" networking: > ifdown followed by ifup. That confuses it. > The above is very instructive. I really appreciate it. Thanks. Best wishes Stella
