====== Network configuration ======

Sometimes you will want to manually configure networking. This has the advantage that it does not depend on D-Bus and does not require a network manager.

===== Wired connections =====

Wired connections can be managed by configuring them in the interfaces configuration file.

<code>root@debian:~# editor /etc/network/interfaces</code>

==== Automatic network configuration ====

This will configure the network automatically whenever a link is detected. Adjust this according to your interface name if necessary.

<code>
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
</code>

==== Static network configuration ====

If you need static network configuration, adjust this to suit your interface name and network.

<code>
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.1.2
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        gateway 192.168.1.1
</code>

===== Wireless connections =====

This is similar to wired networks except you will need to provided authentication details. If you need automatic network configuration, you should use the wicd network manager.

Edit the interfaces file to setup the wireless network.

<code>root@debian:~# editor /etc/network/interfaces</code>

Adjust the interfaces file to suit your interface and network configuration.

<code>
allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
        wpa-ssid myssid
        wpa-psk mypassphrase
</code>

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