[SOLVED] How to config 2nd NIC in Debian

greatcyrus · 03-08-2011, 08:22 AM

Hey boys ,

I have installed Debian6 on Vbox , i have 2 nic on VM and i configured one of them during installation , but how can i configur 2nd nic ?

thx to all

pingu · 03-08-2011, 11:06 AM

You do this in the file /etc/network/interfaces, add something like:
allow-hotplug eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp

greatcyrus · 03-09-2011, 01:44 AM

The document could not be saved, as it was not possible to erite to /etc/network/interfaces.

Chek that you have write access to this file or that enough space is available.

I can not login by root to access this file , how can i give write access to this file in my user?

Thanks a lot

pingu · 03-09-2011, 10:31 AM

Don't give access to users for system files!
What you do is, login as your user then su to root. (At command prompt, type "su -")
If you need a gui, install sux and use "sux -" instead. Then start your gui-app from commandline.

greatcyrus · 03-12-2011, 08:10 AM

i used nano command to open file as root .

thx