On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 08:19:45PM -0400, Will Murnane wrote: > On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 19:32, Thomas H. George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When the bootup > > is complete I replace the interfaces file with a copy of the parent > > machine's interfaces file and run /etc/init.d/networking restart. > Wouldn't this try to configure it with the same address as the > "parent" machine? Try assigning a different address and see if that > works. If it does, you can put the interfaces file in > .../deb-live/config/chroot_local_includes/etc/network/interfaces and > rebuild. > > Assuming this isn't the problem, what does "netstat -rn" and "ifconfig > eth0" show after you've restarted networking? > > Lastly, if you'd like to set up a DHCP server (and are allowed to, > ofc) send me a message off-list and I'll help you get a working > configuration. > > Will >
Some Progress. The ifconfig shows that eth0 has been given the address 169.254.122.180 and will not allow it to be changed or deleted. However ifconfig will create eth0:0 and allow the address of the parent machine to be assigned to eth0:0 after which I can successfully ping other machines on the lan. The catch is there is no option in ifconfig to define the gateway - e.g. the lan IP address of the firewall - so there is no access to the internet. BTW When I say parent machine I mean of course the box on which I built the Debian Live CD. When I boot this box from the CD there is no address conflict as the hard drive is not mounted. Tom > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
