On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 03:14:37AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 10:46:56AM +0100, Jon Ramsey wrote: > > I'm running a testing/unstable system on a new machine for home. I set > > up the machine at work with a static ip, gateway and dns for our work > > network. I've now moved the machine home and I just got cable > > broadband so I need to change the network settings to use dhcp - whats > > the best way to make the changes? > > By hand. > > Make sure you have a DHCP client installed before doing all this. In > /etc/network/interfaces, you should see a section similar to this: > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.0.4 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > network 192.168.0.0 > broadcast 192.168.0.255 > gateway 192.168.0.1 > > Change it to this: > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp > > Your resolv.conf will be updated automatically by your DHCP client in > most cases, consult your DHCP client's documentation for it's exact > behavior. > > Hope this helps.
Thanks Paul, this seems great (if almost too simple... ;)). Now for another stupid question... Given that the installation network setup allows me to choose to use dhcp am I likely to have a client already? (i'm at work so i can't check at the moment) The reason I ask is that I don't have network access for the machine thru linux until I set this up... potentially a bit of a catch 22. It's a dual boot machine, so I guess I could try and track down the necessary debs through windows if not. Thanks again, -- Jon Ramsey Bangoid 111 Stanmore Hill Stanmore Middlesex HA7 3DZ Tel: 020 8954 2900 Fax: 020 8954 8500 http://www.bangoid.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
