documentation/Joining a LAN.md at da86b0597ada41eaf45fd3b42e0789d95cbcc7cb

Conner Harkness da86b0597a Initial commit with existing docs

2024-10-01 07:50:52 -06:00

Sign in as root user
Open /etc/network/interfaces with nano, e.g.
```
nano /etc/network/interfaces
```

Ensure something similar to the following exists for the primary adapter:

allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet static
    address 192.168.1.100/24
    gateway 192.168.1.1
    dns-nameservers 192.168.1.1

!!! info "Note"

 Substitute `eth0` for the true interface name of the device that will connect you to the LAN

The /24 is the CIDR format of having a netmask of 255.255.255.0. The non-CIDR equivalent is:

  address 192.168.1.100
  netmask 255.255.255.0

  # .../16 = 255.255.0.0
  # .../21 = 255.255.248.0