On Tuesday 10 June 2008 09:25:12 Kent West wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On 06/09/08 18:54, Walt L. Williams wrote: > >> Ooops! sorry. There is only one file in my /etc/network directory. It's > >> called interface and goes as follows: > >> > >> # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system > >> # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). > >> > >> # The loopback network interface > >> auto lo > >> iface lo inet loopback > >> > >> # The primary network interface > >> allow-hotplug eth0 > > > > You don't need this. > > Or more specifically, this line (allow-hotplug eth0) allows the first > wired ethernet card (eth0) to be recognized as being plugged into an > ethernet connection or not. As I understand it, this allows you to move > your system from one wired Ethernet jack in one LAN (say in Building 4, > Room 103) into another jack on another LAN (say in Building 27, Room > 212), without manually restarting your network. It's really only useful > for laptops. In my experience, it doesn't work very well, so I remove > this line, and replace it with the line "auto eth0", which causes the > interface to automatically connect only when the /etc/init.d/networking > script is run with start or restart. > > What makes you think the settings don't stick? Are you getting no IP > address, or a different IP address, or what? If you're getting no IP > address, I suspect it's the "allow-hotplug eth0" line, as Ron suggests. > > >> iface eth0 inet static > >> address 192.168.0.5 > >> netmask 255.255.255.0 > >> network 192.168.0.0 > >> broadcast 192.168.0.255 > >> gateway 192.168.0.1 > >> # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed > >> dns-nameservers 192.168.0.1 > >> dns-search williams_home_network.lan > > -- > Kent West > Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com
Do you have NetworkManager up and running in that laptop ? I've seen the behavior you describe happening with NetworkManager obtaining IPs from a DHCP server in the network ignoring the settings in /etc/network/interfaces when allow-hotplug eth0 is used along with NetworkManager. Mihira. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
