The IP configurations on the Debian distribution of the Linux operating system are stored in the file /etc/network/interfaces. Below is a sample that will configure the device eth0 to have an IP address of 192.168.1.42 on a class C network with 192.168.1.1 as the default gateway.
Code:
/etc/network/interfaces: # /etc/network/interfaces configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
# the loopback interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.42
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.1
In order to assign multiple IP addresses on the same interface (eth0), add the following stanza (incrementing the subinterface name as necessary). The below example will add three more IP addresses to the same interface:
Code:
auto eth0:0
iface eth0:0 inet static address 192.168.1.41
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
auto eth0:1
iface eth0:1 inet static address 192.168.1.44
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
auto eth0:2
iface eth0:2 inet static address 192.168.1.45
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
To update your systems IP configuration after making changes to /etc/network/interface, execute
Code:
# /etc/init.d/networking restart
Make sure to double-check your configuration as this could leave your server unreachable.
Debian IP Configuration
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