Why is adding a new Ubuntu PC to an existing LAN such a pain?

[Mario Vukelic]

On Sun, 2007-01-21 at 09:58 +0100, Dieter Schicker wrote:
> IMHO this in not an issue of "static" or "dynamic".

WHAT is not an issue of static vs. dynamic? Please don't top-post, it
makes discussions incomprehensible

> Where exactly is the pain in filling in 7 lines in a file and then
> restarting a service????

> 1) /etc/network/interfaces:

I gave the same solution but using the graphical interface. Non-admins
often find that easier ;)