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During the initial Debian setup, we are asked simple questions to configure network interfaces. I would like to know is there are some interactive (but something terminal-based, no X11) tools to do the same but after this initial installation.

For example I would like a tool to configure /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/network/interfaces at once. If not, one can for sure develop a tool like that in a few minutes. I am just curious and do not want to miss something that already exists, like a "dpkg-reconfigure something"

Thanks

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Is something wrong with just opening up /etc/network/interfaces with your favorite text editor? It has a pretty simple syntax. If you install the resolvconf package you can place your DNS configuration in your /etc/network/interfaces file as well by using the dns-nameservers and dns-search options.

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  • nothing wrong with editing /etc/network/interfaces, but if you don't do it regulary it always takes some time to find correct options (like changing mac address). I just wanted to save some time to do more interesting things. – ascobol Jul 07 '10 at 22:29
  • since it's a simple text file, you could always script it. – sybreon Jul 08 '10 at 00:57