Folks, Many many thanks! A very big "duh" from me. I was relying on doing the change from the console when exploring the menus in the GUI, I see Network Settings... I changed them to Automatic and just to be on the safe side did # /etc/init.d/networking restart.
Many thanks again. I hope as I learn more about Debian, Linux and KDE, I can contribute... Cheers, Hager > > On Friday, 12.11.2004 at 07:50 -0600, Kent West wrote: > How do I release it and reconfigure my laptop to capture > > >an IP? I use cable modem... > > > > > 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] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
