Saving network settings

[Unfit_Elf]

Hi people,

Ive got a RTL8139 card, and on startup i am loading the 8139too module. The thing i dont understand is where abouts the network settings are saved..

If i run netconfig and try to ping my router i get "Network is unreachable"

So to set things up i use the following:

/sbin/ifconfig -a eth0 192.168.1.4 netmask 255.255.255.0
/sbin/route add default gw 192.168.1.1

Once i have done that i can ping my router and its fine.. what am i doing wrong that the settings are not saved or something??

Thanks

[gwalters]

What are the default settings the card is given?

[Unfit_Elf]

Ok, umm.. complete linux noob here , so im not sure how i can find out the default settings..

I dont know whats happening, but if i go

ifconfig

when i first startup the machine, i only get the local loopback, once i run

netconfig

and do ifconfig again it now shows the ethernet card as well.. i still however cant ping my router untill i use the commands that i stated in the previous post..

Why would i need to rune netconfig to get my ethernet card to show up??

Any ideas??

Thanks