Hi, I am not expert but I do not think there is special tool for /etc/network. I am sure you may install one of graphical configuration tool like linuxconf but understanding what they really doing may be beyond our needs.
Everthing in /etc are user configurable, I think. Though I keep all original as *.dist as reference. The only exceptions are "update-alternatives" and "update-rc.d". If you have 2 NICs, I recommend you to use ipmasq package. This is prepackaged ipchain script. Installed it and modified it to cope with my cable modem. see: http://www.aokiconsulting.com/ipmasqfw.tar.gz If you are from RH, you can install printtool. . You can get it from woody and install it in potato. If uniprint (EPSON and CANON color printers) is needed, apply the patch I reported to bug report. Osamu On Thu, Dec 28, 2000 at 07:22:23PM -0700, JD Kitch wrote: > I've been running Debian Potato\Progeny for some time now, with a > single nic attached to cable modem. I'm also running an ipchains > firewall. I have added a second nic, which I would like to connect > the wife's windows machine to, and have my debian box do ip masq'ing > for the windows box. > > I do already have the additional kernel module loading for the > second nic, and both are recognized. Can anyone tell me how, or point > me to a reference on doing all this the Debian way? I found a > pretty in depth howto based on Red Hat, but apparently the systems > are quite a bit different, and I could not make the translation. > I'm guessing I need to make changes to the files in /etc/network, > but I saw indications that these were setup by debian tools and > should not be hand edited. Is there a config tool I can call to do > these changes? > > Thanks, > jdk > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- + Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG-key: 1024D/D5DE453D + + Fingerprint: 814E BD64 3288 40E7 E88E 3D92 C3F8 EA94 D5DE 453D + + === http://www.aokiconsulting.com ======= Cupertino, CA USA === +
