setting ip addresses question

[Gene Heskett]

On Sunday 06 May 2007, Earl Violet wrote:
>--- Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at verizon.net> wrote:
>> So where do I disable its dhcp for eth0, and set it up for
>> /etc/hosts files,
>> with a fixed address?
>>
>> Is there a tool to do this, or do I have to edit one or more files
>> someplace
>> to effect this change?
>
>There is a tool somewhere in the KDE menu but I usually just go to
>/etc/network/interfaces and edit that file.
>
># This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
># and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
>
># The loopback network interface
>auto lo
>iface lo inet loopback
>address 127.0.0.1
>netmask 255.255.255.0
>
># The primary network interface
>allow-hotplug eth0
>iface eth0 inet static
>address 192.168.0.13
>netmask 255.255.255.0
>gateway 192.168.0.1
>
># Wireless network interface
> Earl
>
Thanks Earl, I should be able to do that just fine.
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