/etc/network/interfaces

sulekha · 07-06-2008, 10:34 AM

Hi,

the following are some of the lines in my /etc/network/interfaces file

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet static

can any one explain what these lines are and what is their purpose ?

iface i know it means interface
eth0 - ethernet card 0
inet means what ?

what is meant by loopback , auto lo ?

acid_kewpie · 07-06-2008, 10:55 AM

"inet" refers to the type of network interface being configured
"loopback" refers to an internal loopback network - 127.0.0.0/8
"static" means a statically configured external network, as opposed to a dhcp configured one etc...

tredegar · 07-06-2008, 11:17 AM

... and if you type man interfaces in a terminal, you can read a lot more about what the text in that file means.

sulekha · 07-06-2008, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

"inet" refers to the type of network interface being configured
"loopback" refers to an internal loopback network - 127.0.0.0/8
"static" means a statically configured external network, as opposed to a dhcp configured one etc...

lo means loop back isn't it ?

acid_kewpie · 07-06-2008, 01:17 PM

yep, that's right.