1. Network Settings
A. To configure your network interfaces with ifconfig.
- Static IP Address
#ifconfig [interface_name] [ip_address] netmask [mask]
ex :
#ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.15 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255

To configure the default gateway:
#route add default gateway [ip address] dev [interface_name]
ex :
#route add default gateway 192.168.1.1 dev eth0
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