Configuring a network interface
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sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces
## To configure a dynamic IP address
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
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nameserver 128.83.185.41
nameserver 128.83.185.40
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Restart the networking service
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart