eth0 does not remain

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Newsgroups:  gmane.linux.debian.user
Date:        Sat, 10 Jul 2004 00:11:14 -0400

> When I reboot, the settings for eth0 disappear.  How do I make the
> settings permanent?

Since the NIC modules is being loaded at boot, try this:

in the file "/etc/network/interfaces" put in:

auto lo eth0

iface lo inet loopback

iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.0.4
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        broadcast 192.168.0.255
        gateway 192.168.0.1

Now, I supposed that your default gateway was what I wrote, but change it as needed. This config will auto config your NIC and loopback everytime.

If your eth0 is DHCP try this for eth0 instead:

iface eth0 inet dhcp

Good luck.

Greg Folkert

The technology that is Stronger, better, faster: Linux

eth0 does not remain

| When I do lsmod, the nic driver shows up (3c59x).
| eth0 section missing when I do ifconfig.

Note that 'ifconfig' (with no parameters) only displays network devices that are configured. If a device exists in the system but has no layer 3 (ip) configuration then it isn't listed. 'ifconfig -a' shows all devices in the system, even those that aren't configured.

Derrick Hudson