Is it possible to manually activate an eth0 connection?

[Bas Roufs]

Dear Alex

Thx. for this quick reply. I would appreciate a short clarification.
> you can do "/etc/init.d/networking restart" to start it.
Is this a command I need to give in in in terminal or is it a file I
need to open with a text editor like Kate?

> Do do it at boot up I believe is "/etc/netwrok/interfaces" you add "eth0 auto"

Pls. clarify: do I need to open a terminal at the earliest possible
stage of the start up procedure? Or do I simply need to use some text
editor to add 'eth0 auto' to the file "interfaces" in the folder
"/etc/network"

Thx. for replying and have a sweet dream night.

Bas. --
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