network connection not working

[rinjo]

Hi All,

what command should i be using to initialize or setup a network connection in Debian.

I tried using ifup eth0, but it gives the output as: interface already configured.

But the output of ifconfig is:
Link encap:Local loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0

[iwanabeguru]

what kind of ip , static or dynamic
read man page of the interfaces file
man interfaces

and than edit /etc/network/interfaces

[rinjo]

what kind of ip , static or dynamic
read man page of the interfaces file
man interfaces


and than edit /etc/network/interfaces

i am using a dynamic ip
i will read the man page and try modifying the file...
thanks

[iwanabeguru]

here is some help

example : set dhcp for eth0 interface
you will need only two line in the /etc/network/interfaces file

iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto dhcp