specifying an ip

[Jack]

with the settings you just specified in the network/interfaces file, do i
need to enter dns information as well? if so, whats the title of the line?
At 05:59 PM 4/10/01 -0500, you wrote:
>You'd have to get all of the information and make an interfaces file
>specifying everything. I think with DHCP it's all or nothing. It would
>be something like:
># /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
>
># The loopback interface
>iface lo inet loopback
>
># The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian
installation
>iface eth0 inet static
>address 192.168.1.2
>netmask 255.255.255.0
>gateway 192.168.1.1
>#hostname box
>
>Hope this helps.
>Chris
>
>On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 06:17:39AM -0400, Jack wrote:
>> yep, i understand that dhcp assigns all that stuff.
>> and i'd like it to get all the rest of the info besides the ip.
>> i need that to be static.
>> do i replace the init dhcp with the ip in question?
>> At 03:13 PM 4/10/01 -0500, you wrote:
>> >DHCP will automatically assign you an ip address and other network
>> >settings. That is its purpose. For eth0, I have this line in my
>> >interfaces file:
>> >iface eth0 inet dhcp
>> >
>> >Chris
>> >
>> >On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 05:23:56AM -0400, Jack wrote:
>> >> 	hi there.
>> >> i took a look at the interfaces file and we are currently using dhcp
>> >> so on the line that says dhcp, do i replace the dhcp with the ip i
want to
>> >> use?
>> >> 
>> >> 
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