Sorry, I meant to send that to you and the Debian User list. In answer to your question, if I remove eth0 from the auto line, reboot and then type ifup eth0 - yes, it works right away.
Curtis PS. Whereas I was interested in both static and dynamic ip's, I set the computer up for static. On Wednesday 20 February 2002 05:41 pm, you wrote: > I don't understand you wanted to setup a dhcp-based eth0 and here you > show me settings for a static one. > > auto eth0 means only 'do ifup eth0 for me during the boot'. > If you remove eth0 from the auto line, can you after the boot > successfully do 'ifup eth0' ? > > Christophe > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2002 at 05:39:00PM -0800, Curtis Vaughan wrote: > > Something is still wrong. > > I have edited my interfaces file to read as follows: > > > > auto lo eth0 > > iface eth0 inet static > > address 10.0.0.33 > > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > network 10.0.0.1 > > gateway 10.0.0.254 > > > > Nonetheless, on boot eth0 doesn't take any IP address. In fact, if I > > were to > > > just type ifup eth0, I will be told that eth0 is already configured. > > So I > > > have to enter ifconfig eth0 down, then ifup eth0 and only then will it > > take > > > an IP address. > > > > On Wednesday 20 February 2002 07:47 am, you wrote: > > > you should have the TWO followwing lines in your /network/interfaces > > > file. > > > > > > auto lo eth0 > > > > > > iface eth0 inet dhcp > > > > > > The first one will setup your eth0 during the boot. > > > > > > Christophe > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 12:14:56PM -0800, Vaughan, Curtis wrote: > > > > How do you configure, in this case eth0 to be DHCP dependent: > > i.e., > > > > how do I > > > > > > > make it seek an IP during a boot? > > > > Likewise, how do I configure it for a permanent static IP? > > > > > > > > Curtis
