[Tfug] Dynamic DNS and Qwest?

[Joel Howard]

Earl wrote:
> Here is what I had to do to get my Debain Box back on the network after
> it fell off. I am running an actiontec modem.
>
> I decided to give Debian a static IP address. I'm not familiar with
> slac but this might lead you somewhere:
>
> edit /etc/network/interface
> ----------------------------
> #loopback network interface
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
> address 127.0.0.1
> netmask 255.255.255.0
>
> #primary network interface
> allow-hotplug eth0
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 192.168.0.9
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> gateway 192.168.0.1
> ---------------------------------
> then reboot and see what happens.
>
> Earl
>   
Thanks, and if anyone out there is still listening, I found that dhcpcd
wasn't running (after reboot). Started it manually and got internet and
mail back. Making an rc. file for it should solve the problem.
>
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