Manual NIC Setup
Updated September 12, 2002
Created May 22, 2001

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Setting up a Static IP

1. load the network driver

insmod your_drivername

2. Set up your local loopback

ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
route add 127.0.0.0 lo

3. Set up your ethernet card

ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
route add 192.168.0.2 eth0

4. View the results



• ifconfig

FIXME: Insert ifconfig sample here 
       showing the result of the above 
       configuration statements.

• route -n

route -n

Kernel IP routing table
Destination  Gateway  Genmask         Flags  MSS Window  irtt Iface
192.168.0.2  0.0.0.0  255.255.255.255 UH       0 0          0 eth0
192.168.0.0  0.0.0.0  255.255.255.0   U        0 0          0 eth0
127.0.0.0    0.0.0.0  255.0.0.0       U        0 0          0 lo

FIXME: Make sure the above listing is correct
       according to the above configuration statements.

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Setting up a Dynamic IP:

FIXME: Insert more content here showing the same
       ideas that the static ip showed.