Re: Networking 3 simple questions

[Roberto Sanchez]

Marvin Aguero wrote:

Guys,

I guess these three questions are simple for those who are familiar with
Debian. I would really appreciate some help on these matters.

1) How can I know which IP Address I have been assigned if debian is
configured as DHCP? Something like ipconfig on the Windows world.

As root, ifconfig

2) If I configured my machine as DHCP while installing it, how can I change
it to use an specific IP Address?

Edit /etc/network/interfaces

For DHCP:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

For static (change adresses and netmasks as appropriate):

iface eth0 inet static
       address 192.168.0.3
       netmask 255.255.255.0
       broadcast 192.168.0.255
       gateway 192.168.0.1

There are probably automated tools that will do this as well,
but I find it easier to just edit the file.

3) The opposite, if I have the machine configured with an specific IP
Address, how can I change it to use DHCP?

See #2.

Thanks in advance for all your help.

-Marvin

-Roberto

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