Re: Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine

2011-08-07 Thread Brian
On Sun 07 Aug 2011 at 14:17:03 -0400, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: > On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 4:00 AM, Bob Proulx wrote: > > > For your own sanity you probably want to add 'auto eth0' in addition > > to the 'allow-hotplug eth0' line. > > Replace "allow-hotpug eth0" with "auto eth0". Don't just add it

Re: Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine SOLVED

2011-08-07 Thread Bob Proulx
Bob Proulx wrote: > Csanyi Pal wrote: > > * /etc/network/interfaces > > allow-hotplug eth0 > > auto eth0 This is a good place to add a reference to a good document on this file. In addition to the normal documentation, Osamu Aoki did us the great service by creating the following documentation:

Re: Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine SOLVED

2011-08-07 Thread Bob Proulx
Csanyi Pal wrote: > Bob Proulx writes: > > Your server is configured to use dhcp to acquire a network address? > > Yes, of course. It was a serious question. Servers are often configured with static addresses. Another popular alternative is to use the dhcp server to assign known addresses. >

Re: Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine

2011-08-07 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 4:00 AM, Bob Proulx wrote: >> I have sofar following setup on my desktop system: >> >>  * /etc/network/interfaces >> >> auto lo >> iface lo inet loopback >> >> allow-hotplug eth1 # to my ISP > > Normally you would not mention eth1 at all if you want network-manager > to man

Re: Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine SOLVED

2011-08-07 Thread Csanyi Pal
Bob Proulx writes: > Csanyi Pal wrote: >> I must recover my server system through ssh connection so so I must >> to setup dhcp-server on my desktop system first so it can provide for >> the server an IP address. > > Your server is configured to use dhcp to acquire a network address? Yes, of cou

Re: Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine

2011-08-07 Thread Tom H
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 3:30 AM, Csanyi Pal wrote: > > I have my desktop machine and my headless server machine being running > on booth Debian GNU/Linux Squeeze operating system. > > I must recover my server system through ssh connection so so I must to > setup dhcp-server on my desktop system fir

Re: Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine

2011-08-07 Thread Bob Proulx
Csanyi Pal wrote: > I must recover my server system through ssh connection so so I must to > setup dhcp-server on my desktop system first so it can provide for the > server an IP address. Your server is configured to use dhcp to acquire a network address? > On my desktop system there I have alrea

Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine

2011-08-07 Thread Csanyi Pal
Hi, I have my desktop machine and my headless server machine being running on booth Debian GNU/Linux Squeeze operating system. I must recover my server system through ssh connection so so I must to setup dhcp-server on my desktop system first so it can provide for the server an IP address. On m