I can't find the ifupdown command

htamayo · 11-27-2007, 08:26 AM

Hi, I use debian etch.

I'm trying to setup a static ip to another pc that doesn't plug to the network, so I went to edit the /etc/network/interfaces and I defined the address, the mask, the network and the broadcast values, ok, but after that I tried to use the ifupdown command and the interpreter told me that "command not found", I went to synaptic and the ifupdown command is currently installed but I can't use it.

And I have to reboot that machine but the ip doesn't changed, it's always the 127.0.0.1, so please can yopu help me to setup a different ip and where I can find the ifupdown command? thanks a lot

farslayer · 11-27-2007, 08:58 AM

I'm not aware of a command ifupdown, there are however two separate commands to handle that function..

ifup eth0

ifdown eth0

if your configuration file is correct you should have come up with the static IP address after a reboot.. what does your interfaces file look like ? here is the interfaces file with a static IP from one of my boxes..

Code:

it-etch:~# cat /etc/network/interfaces
# 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
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.0.4
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.0.1
network 192.168.0.0
broadcast 192.168.0.255

the auto eth0 line tells the system to automatically bring the interface up on boot.