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cernoel
Asked: 2020-06-22 04:53:58 +0800 CST

what does the network parameter mean or do in /etc/network/interfaces

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I've seen following configuration that gives me a bit of a headache

    iface ens192 inet static
    address 10.27.202.21
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    network 10.2.0.0
    broadcast 10.27.0.255
    gateway 10.27.202.1
    dns-nameservers 10.27.2.3
    dns-search my.local.lan

I understand all basic parameters like broadcast, netmask, gateway,.. but its hard to find any information about the "network" parameter and on how to interpret it.

For me this seems a little bit wrong, but it works somehow.

Why is this "network" parameter not used in all static configs? (debian documentation) Can I simply ignore it?

I am using a debian 10 system.

networking debian interface

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    The network address is the 'base' address of the network.

    It's not required in 2020 AFAIK. Give it a try without !

    I think it's a copy of an old distro config.

    This is this info you can find in the output of , juste after the line =>

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