Netconfig during startup

[Derada]

I am using Debian Sarge, linux kernel 2.4.27. My computer connects to the internet via an ethernet card, but every time I reboot, the network settings also get wiped. I use dhcclient to set up the network configuration, so is there any way I can make the computer do that while it's booting?

Thanks.

[Vergil83]

take a look at
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/28
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-opersys.html

If you want a nice gui take a look at sysv-rc-conf. You may also try bum if you are running etch

[Derada]

I read through those but they don't say much about dhclient. Is there any way for dhclient to initiate during startup?

[Vergil83]

you will have to make a script. Here is a rough sample

#! /bin/sh
dhclient blah

replace blah with whatever you run. Name this script as

/etc/init.d/dhclient

Then do, from the site I linked to

update-rc.d dhclient defaults

You could also put the command in your

/home/Derada/.bashrc

, or have it run with the startup of gnome or kde(I don't know how with kde).

gnome-session-properties

[Derada]

So what do I replace blah with? I tried running it just as dhclient but it didn't work.

[Vergil83]

what command do you normally use to run dhclient?

[Derada]

I just open up terminal and type in dhclient.

Will I get the same result if I re-install Debian?

[Vergil83]

in that case try that script with just using dhclient without the extra blah