What's the right way to switch a system from DHCP client to static IP# ?

I've got a machine that was set up to get an ip from a dhcp server.
It seems that all I have to do is edit /etc/network/interfaces.

Is there anything else ?

Thanks


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Al Dykes wrote:

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> I've got a machine that was set up to get an ip from a dhcp server.
> It seems that all I have to do is edit /etc/network/interfaces.
>
> Is there anything else ?

Depends on your distro. It depends how the init scripts are set up, and
these can vary a lot.

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Al Dykes wrote:

>
> I've got a machine that was set up to get an ip from a dhcp server.
> It seems that all I have to do is edit /etc/network/interfaces.
>
> Is there anything else ?

It might help, if you mentioned what distro you're running.

In article <Sf-dnQP5wJCYrxvfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)>,
James Knott <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Al Dykes wrote:
>
>>
>> I've got a machine that was set up to get an ip from a dhcp server.
>> It seems that all I have to do is edit /etc/network/interfaces.
>>
>> Is there anything else ?
>
>It might help, if you mentioned what distro you're running.
>


In this case it's a basic debian sarge install.

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On 14 May 2005 13:44:39 -0400, Al Dykes wrote:
> In article <Sf-dnQP5wJCYrxvfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)>,
> James Knott <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>Al Dykes wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I've got a machine that was set up to get an ip from a dhcp server.
>>> It seems that all I have to do is edit /etc/network/interfaces.
>>>
>>> Is there anything else ?
>>
>>It might help, if you mentioned what distro you're running.
>
> In this case it's a basic debian sarge install.

You probably have to put your nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf too. on
the form:

nameserver 123.123.123.123
nameserver 234.234.234.234

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