How To Use Etc Network Interfaces

Add your configuration file to the system connections directory located at etc networkmanager.

How to use etc network interfaces. To set a static ip address you have to edit etc network interfaces. User can t change system files so it is necessary to run your text editor in root aka super user mode. Save the file and restart networking services using the below command. Setup an isc dhcp server for your network. The man page says what comes after the interface name is the address family that the interface uses.

Then add the following lines. Sudo vi etc network interfaces. To add new network connections using network manager you can. Add the nmcli connection command with the add option. Auto eth1 iface eth1 inet dhcp.

Note that end of line comments are not supported comments must be on a line of their own. Lines starting with are ignored. Alt f2 kdesudo kate etc network interfaces will open. Inet is the name for ipv4 inet6 for ipv6. This file describes the network interfaces available on your system and how to activate them.

Edit the etc network interfaces by entering the following command in terminal. This is where you configure how your system is connected to the network. For the example we are configuring eth0 interface to get ip address from dhcp server and eth1 will have a static ip address. Use the nm connection editor utility that provides a gui in order to add modify and delete existing connections. Setup static ip on interface.

For more information see interfaces 5. How to edit interfaces file in etc network interfaces. Now edit your network interface configuration file etc network interfaces and configure it. Alt f2 kdesudo kate with no quote marks and then entering your password at the prompt will open kate in super user mode. In etc network interfaces the basic configuration of interfaces is stored.