[SLUG] Screwed up Big time

From: Chuck Hast (wchast@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Dec 17 2006 - 15:34:36 EST


Folks,
I have a small Knoppix switch, I decided to do a upgrade on it so I could
run the latest ntop on it. I did the apt-get upgrade and, well it did
what I told
it and more.

The machine has a static IP, when it was finished and re-booted it now does
dhcp, and totally disregards the static ip bit. What is worse is that I did not
as far as I can recall give commands to change device configuration.

I am trying to figure out how to correct this mess as it appears that pump is
started somewhere.

If I look in /etc/network/interfaces, things are good. it is still
being setup as
a static IP, I suspect that the dhcp is being done AFTER the static IP, but
so far I have not been able to figure out where it is. This machine has no
gui, so do not ask me to use a gui network tool. The text tool; netcardconfig
now gives a error when it is run, saying that a dialog message is missing.
I have tried to figure out what is messed up, but seem to be going against
a wall. I can also see ifcfg-eth0 has the same data. But I am not sure if the
static is being applied first and then the dhcp is running and overwriting
the port setup.

-- 
Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
To paraphrase my flight instructor;
"the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
and twisted metal."
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