apt-get install linuxconf that's the package that contains netconf and all those other nifty tools that come with redhat flavours.
-----Original Message----- From: Ron Rademaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: John Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 9:36 PM Subject: Re: Network config and domain name ? >Second question: Use modconf > >First question: I actually don't know (I always just edit >/etc/init.d/network) but you could start the installation again and only >configure the network and skip the rest, there might be a easier but... > >Ron > >On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, John Gould wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> Could someone please tell me if there is a tool in Debian to >> configure the permanent network parameters other than changing them >> temporarily with ifconfig or hacking /etc/init.d/network? Slackware has >> 'netconfig', is there a similar tool in Debian? Also does anyone know >> how the machine knows it's domain name, not the FQDN, just the domain >> name. i.e. if hostname returns 'skeletor' where does the 'powinv.co.uk' >> come from? Is it from resolv.conf via the DNS or is the domain name stored >> somewhere on the box? >> >> Finally is there a script that you can run like the install script to >> allow you to change the installed network card to a different >> manufacturer or do you just hack /etc/modules. I am running both >> 'slink' and 'potato' boxes. I believe the modules config changed from >> 'slink' to 'potato'. Sorry about such a long post... >> >> Regards JohnG >> >> _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ >> _/ John Gould _/ >> _/ Senior Systems Support Engineer _/ >> _/ Power Innovations Limited _/ >> _/ Manton Lane, Bedford. MK41 7BJ, England _/ >> _/ PGP - Public key available _/ >> _/ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] _/ >> _/ Tel: +44 1234 223002 Fax: +44 1234 223000 _/ >> _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >> > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
