Dear Sir, I want to install Debian Lenny on a server using ADSL Internet. I do have a Static IP provided by service provider My ADSL internet connection can be established only by using Username & password provided by the service provider which I have used as PPPOE connection. I got stuck while configuring the network "vi /etc/network/interfaces" Output is as under; # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface #allow-hotplug eth0 #iface eth0 inet dhcp auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.100 (Should it me my Static Ip address) netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.0.0(What values should I put here) broadcast 192.168.0.255 (What values should I put here) gateway 192.168.0.1 (our service provider Gateway is 192.168.1.1) Please advice thanks & regards, Abin
Dear Sir, Thank you for your reply. Sir, my Debian computer connected directly to the Internet through ADSL modem regards, Abin
Ok, please try to establish an Internet connection using DHCP: Code: # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp If that works, run Code: ifconfig and Code: route -nee That will show you your IP address, gateway, and netmask which you can then use to configure the static IP in /etc/network/interfaces.