Debian static network config for 4 port ethernet adapter

Posted on Sun 14 February 2016 in posts

Network config for camera system

# edit the interfaces file `sudo vim /etc/network/interfaces` and add the
following lines

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
    address 192.168.10.1
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    mtu 9000
    # to connect to switch, use the following configuration and navigate
    # to 10.90.90.90
    #address 10.90.90.1
    #netmask 255.0.0.0

auto eth2
iface eth2 inet static
    address 192.168.50.1
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    mtu 9000

auto eth3
iface eth3 inet static
    address 192.168.30.1
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    mtu 9000

auto eth4
iface eth4 inet static
    address 192.168.40.1
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    mtu 9000
sudo vim /etc/sysctl.conf
# add the following lines to the file
net.core.rmem_default = 1048576
net.core.rmem_max = 1048576

Install libQT `sh sudo apt-get install libqt4-opengl libqtwebkit4

if restoring from disk image and ethernet cards are not being recognized

edit /etc/udev/rules.d/persistent-net.rules and edit the mac addresses to

be aligned with the correct ethernet ports (ports 5 - 8 will need to be

changed to 0 - 4