On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 18:53:15 +0000, Dr. David Kirkby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I installed a system on a company network with a fixed IP > (213.78.42.115), but recently bought a small router. The PC will now > have to use the router as the default route, and I will make the IP > private. > > The following commands do what I want > > # ifconfig eth0 192.168.123.1 netname 255.255.255.0 # set my IP to > 192.168.123.1 > # route add default gw 192.168.123.254 > > But how do I set this to happen automatically? I changed the IP in > /etc/hosts, and had an attempt at changing /etc/gateways, but clearly > not successfully, as the routing does work after a reboot - I need to > type these commands again. >
Try this: edit the file: /etc/network/interfaces auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.123.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.123.0 broadcast 192.168.123.255 gateway 192.168.123.254 and than: /etc/init.d/network restart Jonathan Colaço - Jc