-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Friday, 12.11.2004 at 07:50 -0600, Kent West wrote:
> >I've just started using Debian on my machine (which dual boots with > >Windoze - need to keep it for work)... I've been using Knoppix for a > >while but wanted to have a more permanent system. My friend helped me > >with the setup but since we did it in his home, the DHCP points to his > >IP/Router... How do I release it and reconfigure my laptop to capture > >an IP? I use cable modem... > > > >I am sure this is a very basic question,so please be patient with a newbie > >:) > > As root, type at a command line: > > # /etc/init.d/networking restart > > which should work, although with networking, it seems I've had better > luck with: > > # /etc/init.d/networking stop > # /etc/init.d/networking start > > Neither of these should be necessary, as when you booted into Debian the > necessary functions of these scripts should have automatically taken > place. So I wonder if your network is configured for static instead of > DHCP. You can configure DHCP vs static in /etc/networking/interfaces. > The command "man interfaces" will provide more info if you need it. You may wish to try: dpkg-reconfigure etherconf (or install that package if you don't have it) # apt-cache show etherconf ... Etherconf is a debconf-based interface for configuring Ethernet devices on your system. It supports both manual and DHCP-based configurations. It will ask questions about your network setup and write the files /etc/networking/interfaces and /etc/resolv.conf etc. automatically. Very useful. And I think this is The Debian Way To Do It. Dave. - -- Dave Ewart - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All email from me is now digitally signed, key from http://www.sungate.co.uk/ Fingerprint: AEC5 9360 0A35 7F66 66E9 82E4 9E10 6769 CD28 DA92 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBlMOunhBnac0o2pIRAvbYAKD2RmzhENRtw/mFFGkEcHYyYB0s7ACfbYhI pLz52PS7RD6VdnvRV40o5EI= =8De3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
