hantslug@??? wrote:
> I want all my boxen on static IPs. This has not heretofore been a problem.
> It still isn't on the rest of the network, but it is on my desktop. I have
> solved it for teh moment by using DHCP, but I would still prefer a static IP.
> (Easier for port-forwarding etc.)
>
> As the interfaces file stands (see below) it works fine. But if I comment out
> the fourth line and comment the following five lines back in, I cannot
> connect. So something is wrong. I have tried other files that have worked
> before for me or now for other people, all with no success. :-(
> -------------------------------------------------------
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
>
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet dhcp
>
> # iface eth0 inet static
> # address 192.168.0.2
> # netmask 255.255.255.0
> # gateway 192.168.0.1
> # dns-nameservers 212.23.3.100 212.23.6.100
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> Can anyone see what is wrong? All suggestions very gratefully received.
>
> TIA
> Lisi
>
>
>
This is what one of my etch box's has if it helps
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.0.81
netmask 255.255.0.0
network 192.168.0.0
broadcast 192.168.255.255
gateway 192.168.0.2
# dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
dns-nameservers 192.168.0.1
dns-search portsmouth-college.ac.uk
Brian
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