Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-26 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 08:48:35AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > Maybe I should remove the trinity-3c-app-mailcom block, since it > no longer seems to be doing anything helpful...? Looking at my mailbox I've got hundreds of hits matching that, from many differently apparently-real people a

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-26 Thread David
On Sat, 26 Mar 2022 at 23:48, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 11:43:36PM -0500, David Wright wrote: > > On Fri 25 Mar 2022 at 07:31:14 (+0100), Stella Ashburne wrote: > If "Stella" is > a real person who has been blocked as collateral damage, well, that's > unfortunate. You can ju

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-26 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 11:43:36PM -0500, David Wright wrote: > In passing, I'm mystified by your quoting mechanism thinking > it appropriate to display my time header in Chinese time: > $ TZ='Asia/Shanghai' date --date='Thu, 24 Mar 2022 21:09:41 -0500' > Fri Mar 25 10:09:41 CST 2022 > $ > > On F

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-26 Thread Curt
On 2022-03-26, David Wright wrote: >> >> When the /etc/network/interfaces file has the line >> >> source-directory /etc/network/interfaces.d/* > > An eccentric choice. But no elaboration, opinion, or reasoning. > >> Best wishes. > > To you too.

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-25 Thread David Wright
-directory /etc/network/interfaces.d > > > > Without knowing the reasoning behind your statement, there's > > not a lot more help I can give. > > > > My distro is Debian 11 > > Attempt #1 > > When the /etc/network/interfaces file has the line >

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-24 Thread Stella Ashburne
Mon cheri > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2022 at 10:09 AM > From: "David Wright" > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest > way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file? > > Please elabora

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-24 Thread David Wright
t; And in some situations, it's connected to a smartphone via USB tethering. > > > And when I'm in the office, I may connect it to a LAN cable. > > > > > > Below are the contents of my /etc/network/interfaces file: > > > > > > # This file describes t

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-23 Thread Stella Ashburne
Mon cheri > Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 10:31 PM > From: "David Wright" > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest > way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file? > > On Sat 19 Mar 2

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-23 Thread David Wright
On Wed 23 Mar 2022 at 13:35:13 (+0100), Stella Ashburne wrote: > From: "David Wright" > > > > > > source /etc/network/interfaces.d/* > > > > I would change this line to > > > > source-directory /etc/network/interfaces.d > > > > (which was the default on new buster installations). > > > Am I right

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-23 Thread Stella Ashburne
debian.org > Subject: Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest > way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file? > > > > > source /etc/network/interfaces.d/* > > I would change this line to > > source-directory /etc/network/interfaces

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-21 Thread David Wright
t; > And in some situations, it's connected to a smartphone via USB tethering. > > > And when I'm in the office, I may connect it to a LAN cable. > > > > > > Below are the contents of my /etc/network/interfaces file: > > > > > > # This file desc

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-20 Thread Tim Woodall
ice, I may connect it to a LAN cable. Below are the contents of my /etc/network/interfaces file: # 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/* I would change this line

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-20 Thread David Wright
cable. > > Below are the contents of my /etc/network/interfaces file: > > # 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/* I would change

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-19 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On 19/03/2022 09:06, Stella Ashburne wrote: No thank you. I won't touch NetworkManager or its variants with a ten foot pole. Why? Reason #1 [quote] I am sorry but we do not support NetworkManager. I would go so far as to say do not use it at all .. but Linux distros think it is some sort of

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-19 Thread hdv@gmail
On 2022-03-19 13:19, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: On 19/03/2022 09:06, Stella Ashburne wrote: No thank you. I won't touch NetworkManager or its variants with a ten foot pole. Why? Reason #1 [quote] I am sorry but we do not support NetworkManager. I would go so far as to say do not use it at a

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-19 Thread Stella Ashburne
Mon cheri Thanks for your reply. > Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 3:17 PM > From: "Tim Woodall" > To: "Stella Ashburne" > Cc: "debian-user mailing list" > Subject: Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest > wa

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-19 Thread Stella Ashburne
Mon cheri > Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 7:13 PM > From: "Eduardo M KALINOWSKI" > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest > way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file? > > > Th

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-19 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
of my /etc/network/interfaces file: [...] 1. At the moment, if I wish to change to using a mobile hotspot from USB tethering, I'll edit the /etc/network/interfaces file, uncomment the applicable lines under #The primary network interface for wireless connections and place a # in front of all

Re: Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-19 Thread Tim Woodall
. And when I'm in the office, I may connect it to a LAN cable. Below are the contents of my /etc/network/interfaces file: # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). source /etc/network/interf

Under each of these scenarios, what is the neatest and simplest way to manipulate the /etc/network/interfaces file?

2022-03-18 Thread Stella Ashburne
Hi There are instances in which my machine is connected to a mobile hotspot. And in some situations, it's connected to a smartphone via USB tethering. And when I'm in the office, I may connect it to a LAN cable. Below are the contents of my /etc/network/interfaces file: # This file

Re: /etc/network/interfaces file ?

2006-12-21 Thread Kent West
On 12/21/06, Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: stevendemetrius wrote: > The issue is that "allow-hotplug eth0" does *not* work while "auto eth0" > does work! If "allow-hotplug" is used then "dhclient" has to be run > manually in order for eth0 to get its IP related settings. I've investigate

Re: /etc/network/interfaces file ?

2006-12-21 Thread Joey Hess
stevendemetrius wrote: > The issue is that "allow-hotplug eth0" does *not* work while "auto eth0" > does work! If "allow-hotplug" is used then "dhclient" has to be run > manually in order for eth0 to get its IP related settings. I've investigated this for a few hours today, and if you have any s

Re: /etc/network/interfaces file ?

2006-12-19 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 11:51:40AM -0900, Greg Madden wrote: > On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 10:56:23 +0200 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrei Popescu) wrote: > > > On Sat, Dec 16, 2006 at 05:17:39PM -0900, Greg Madden wrote: > > > For several installs over a period of time for Etch, using a > > > net-install cd.

Re: /etc/network/interfaces file ?

2006-12-18 Thread Nate Bargmann
* stevendemetrius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Dec 18 03:14 -0600]: > > It seems the point is being missed here. > > The issue is that "allow-hotplug eth0" does *not* work while "auto eth0" > does work! If "allow-hotplug" is used then "dhclient" has to be run > manually in order for eth0 to get it

/etc/network/interfaces file ?

2006-12-18 Thread stevendemetrius
It seems the point is being missed here. The issue is that "allow-hotplug eth0" does *not* work while "auto eth0" does work! If "allow-hotplug" is used then "dhclient" has to be run manually in order for eth0 to get its IP related settings. This seems to be a bug. Greg since you started this

Re: /etc/network/interfaces file ?

2006-12-17 Thread Greg Madden
On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:17:39 -0900 Greg Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For several installs over a period of time for Etch, using a > net-install cd. The ~/network/interfaces file uses the line > "allow-hotplug eth0". This has not worked on my boxes, I have to type > 'dhclient eth0' to connec

Re: /etc/network/interfaces file ?

2006-12-17 Thread Greg Madden
On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 10:56:23 +0200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrei Popescu) wrote: > On Sat, Dec 16, 2006 at 05:17:39PM -0900, Greg Madden wrote: > > For several installs over a period of time for Etch, using a > > net-install cd. The ~/network/interfaces file uses the line > > "allow-hotplug eth0". Thi

Re: /etc/network/interfaces file ?

2006-12-17 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sat, Dec 16, 2006 at 05:17:39PM -0900, Greg Madden wrote: > For several installs over a period of time for Etch, using a net-install > cd. The ~/network/interfaces file uses the line "allow-hotplug eth0". > This has not worked on my boxes, I have to type 'dhclient eth0' to > connect. I use an Ip

Re: /etc/network/interfaces file ?

2006-12-17 Thread user local
2006/12/17, stevendemetrius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Anyone, any ideas? PCMCIA optimisation?

/etc/network/interfaces file ?

2006-12-17 Thread stevendemetrius
I've noticed the same thing and I've done a similar change in the /etc/network/interfaces file. change: "allow-hotplug eth0" to: "auto eth0" I'm not sure what is causing the problem and don't know which package to file a bug against. I'm assuming

/etc/network/interfaces file ?

2006-12-16 Thread Greg Madden
For several installs over a period of time for Etch, using a net-install cd. The ~/network/interfaces file uses the line "allow-hotplug eth0". This has not worked on my boxes, I have to type 'dhclient eth0' to connect. I use an Ipcop firewall, dhcp, hooked up to a switch. I comment out the 'hotplug

Re: Need help, dual NICs, don't know whether this /etc/network/interfaces file is correct

2004-02-06 Thread Rob Weir
On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 02:39:34AM +, Joseph Jones said > Could someone just check over this for me please? I'm having no end of > trouble trying to get my nforce's onboard interface working. > > If this isn't the problem, could someone suggest what is? The forcedeth > patch installed cleanl

Re: Need help, dual NICs, don't know whether this /etc/network/interfaces file is correct

2004-02-06 Thread Rob Weir
On Fri, Feb 06, 2004 at 09:52:36AM -0600, Kent West said > Joseph Jones wrote: > >Output follows (hope you don't mind me cc'ing to you and the list): > > > >00:04.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation nForce Ethernet > >Controller (rev c2) > >Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown devi

Re: Need help, dual NICs, don't know whether this /etc/network/interfaces file is correct

2004-02-06 Thread Joseph Jones
Kent West wrote: Joseph Jones wrote: Adam Aube wrote: On Thursday 05 February 2004 12:06 pm, Joseph Jones wrote: I try to get [the network] working by starting up my PC. I was under the impression that that was all was requied after installing the kernel (it's all my Via Rhine based card needed

Re: Need help, dual NICs, don't know whether this /etc/network/interfaces file is correct

2004-02-06 Thread Kent West
Joseph Jones wrote: I'm using a custom 2.4.22 kernel with the forcedeth (the reverse engineered driver for my onboard adaptor) patch applied. I'm unfamiliar with this option, but I do recall seeing something about this option in the past couple of days (maybe it was even part of this thread)

Re: Need help, dual NICs, don't know whether this /etc/network/interfaces file is correct

2004-02-06 Thread Kent West
Joseph Jones wrote: Adam Aube wrote: On Thursday 05 February 2004 12:06 pm, Joseph Jones wrote: I try to get [the network] working by starting up my PC. I was under the impression that that was all was requied after installing the kernel (it's all my Via Rhine based card needed). Upon bootup,

Re: Need help, dual NICs, don't know whether this /etc/network/interfaces file is correct

2004-02-06 Thread Joseph Jones
Adam Aube wrote: On Thursday 05 February 2004 12:06 pm, Joseph Jones wrote: Adam Aube wrote: Your interfaces file looks fine. Exactly what happens when you try to get your network interface working, and how do you try to do it? I try to get it working by starting up my PC. I was under the impres

Re: Need help, dual NICs, don't know whether this /etc/network/interfaces file is correct (sorry I accidentally replied to you, Adam)

2004-02-05 Thread Joseph Jones
Kent West wrote: Joseph Jones wrote: On Wednesday 04 February 2004 09:39 pm, Joseph Jones wrote: Could someone just check over this for me please? I'm having no end of trouble trying to get my nforce's onboard interface working. I try to get it working by starting up my PC. I was under the i

Re: Need help, dual NICs, don't know whether this /etc/network/interfaces file is correct (sorry I accidentally replied to you, Adam)

2004-02-05 Thread Monique Y. Herman
On 2004-02-05, Joseph Jones penned: > Adam Aube wrote: >> On Wednesday 04 February 2004 09:39 pm, Joseph Jones wrote: >> >>>Could someone just check over this for me please? I'm having no end >>>of trouble trying to get my nforce's onboard interface working. >>> >>>If this isn't the problem, could

Re: Need help, dual NICs, don't know whether this /etc/network/interfaces file is correct (sorry I accidentally replied to you, Adam)

2004-02-05 Thread Kent West
Joseph Jones wrote: On Wednesday 04 February 2004 09:39 pm, Joseph Jones wrote: Could someone just check over this for me please? I'm having no end of trouble trying to get my nforce's onboard interface working. I try to get it working by starting up my PC. I was under the impression that tha

Re: Need help, dual NICs, don't know whether this /etc/network/interfaces file is correct (sorry I accidentally replied to you, Adam)

2004-02-05 Thread David Clymer
On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 12:08, Joseph Jones wrote: > Adam Aube wrote: > > On Wednesday 04 February 2004 09:39 pm, Joseph Jones wrote: > > > >>Could someone just check over this for me please? I'm having no end of > >>trouble trying to get my nforce's onboard interface working. > >> > >>If this isn't

Re: Need help, dual NICs, don't know whether this /etc/network/interfaces file is correct (sorry I accidentally replied to you, Adam)

2004-02-05 Thread Joseph Jones
Adam Aube wrote: On Wednesday 04 February 2004 09:39 pm, Joseph Jones wrote: Could someone just check over this for me please? I'm having no end of trouble trying to get my nforce's onboard interface working. If this isn't the problem, could someone suggest what is? The forcedeth patch installed c

Re: Need help, dual NICs, don't know whether this /etc/network/interfaces file is correct

2004-02-05 Thread Daniel Wimpff
Joseph Jones wrote: Could someone just check over this for me please? I'm having no end of trouble trying to get my nforce's onboard interface working. If this isn't the problem, could someone suggest what is? The forcedeth patch installed cleanly, and appears to be trying to work. To bolster yo

Re: Need help, dual NICs, don't know whether this /etc/network/interfaces file is correct

2004-02-04 Thread Adam Aube
On Wednesday 04 February 2004 09:39 pm, Joseph Jones wrote: > Could someone just check over this for me please? I'm having no end of > trouble trying to get my nforce's onboard interface working. > > If this isn't the problem, could someone suggest what is? The forcedeth > patch installed cleanly,

Need help, dual NICs, don't know whether this /etc/network/interfaces file is correct

2004-02-04 Thread Joseph Jones
Could someone just check over this for me please? I'm having no end of trouble trying to get my nforce's onboard interface working. If this isn't the problem, could someone suggest what is? The forcedeth patch installed cleanly, and appears to be trying to work. Many thanks Joe. /etc/network/

Re: /etc/network/interfaces file

2001-03-13 Thread Steven Kurylo
tart on boot up, the "iface" configures "eth1" as a "inet" (TCP/IP) "static" address. Then of course the next lines are what that address should be. At 12:38 PM 13/03/2001, Bill Fowler wrote: Hello, I want to make my network config permanent with the

Re: /etc/network/interfaces file

2001-03-13 Thread Christoph Simon
On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 11:38:43 -0700 Bill Fowler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I want to make my network config permanent with the /etc/network/interfaces > file in Debian 2.2. The file is as follows: > > # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration fi

/etc/network/interfaces file

2001-03-13 Thread Bill Fowler
Hello, I want to make my network config permanent with the /etc/network/interfaces file in Debian 2.2. The file is as follows: # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8) # # Configure loopback interface ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 # Configure ethernet interface IPADDR