On Wed 02 Mar 2022 at 09:01:55 +0100, Stella Ashburne wrote: > Dearie > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2022 at 12:20 AM > > From: "David Wright" <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: Re: What should I put inside the file called wlan0? > > > > > > As long as you have "source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*" in your > > /e/n/interfaces file, then you can call the file wlp7s0, or wlp3s0, > > or anything else, and it will be read. That line in quotes is now > > the default in Debian. > > > > Just so to be clear...... > > The contents of my /etc/network/interfaces file are: > > # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system > # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). > > source /etc/network/interfaces.d/* > > # The loopback network interface > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > # The primary network interface > #allow-hotplug enp2s0 > #iface enp6s0 inet static > # address 192.168.1.77/24 > # gateway 192.168.1.1 > # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed > # dns-nameservers 1.1.1.1 8.8.8.8 > > # The primary network interface > allow-hotplug wlp7s0 > iface wlp7s0 inet static > wpa-ssid JupiterRising > wpa-psk (a long string of alphanumeric characters) > address 192.168.1.99/24 > gateway 192.168.1.1 > # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if > installed > dns-nameservers 1.1.1.1 8.8.8.8 > > If I have a file called dave in /etc/network/interfaces.d/ and its contents > are: > > > > # The primary network interface > allow-hotplug wlp7s0 > iface wlp7s0 inet static > wpa-ssid JupiterRising > wpa-psk (a long string of alphanumeric characters) > address 192.168.1.99/24 > gateway 192.168.1.1 > # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if > installed > dns-nameservers 1.1.1.1 8.8.8.8 > > > Are you saying that my /etc/network/interfaces file may look like the > following so long as the line "source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*" (without > quotes) is present?
Correct, although I do nit understand what you gain from using /etc/network/interfaces.d/. > # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system > # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). > > source /etc/network/interfaces.d/* > > # The loopback network interface > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > # The primary network interface > #allow-hotplug enp2s0 > #iface enp6s0 inet static > # address 192.168.1.77/24 > # gateway 192.168.1.1 > # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed > # dns-nameservers 1.1.1.1 8.8.8. (Nothing to do with your question but these two lines are superfluous: auto lo iface lo inet loopback). -- Brian.
