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Old 01-27-2006, 01:12 PM   #1
d_GeNeRiT
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How to backup my DHCP configuration?


Hello Friends,

I want to set up port forwarding on my DSL router and will need to specify a static ip. I want to use Azureus bit-torrent clinet and IRC so I need port forwarding.

The last time I did this I set it up using the network configuration tool in Gnome (Desktop>System Settings>Network). The port forwarding was a success but a month later I needed to re-eable DHCP because of my Windows XP based laptop. When I tried to re-enable DHCP in Fedora, the settings would not work and I could not connect to the internet anymore. I was finally forced to reinstall Fedora 4 from scratch.

I want to prevent this from happening again. How can I backup my DHCP configuration so I can revert back to it if need be? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Old 01-27-2006, 04:28 PM   #2
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/etc/network/interfaces

I'm sure this is the file that you're needing to backup. I've never changed my network settings in a GUI.. I edit this file from CLI as root.
 
Old 01-27-2006, 08:59 PM   #3
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Thanks Billy,

The port forwarding was a success and everything is working fine. I doubt I will go back to DHCP but i backed up the file you mentioned just in case.
 
  


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