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From: ff@linux.rocks (Farley Flud)
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by: Farley Flud - Thu, 8 Feb 2024 20:38 UTC

There ain't nuthin' like home cookin' just like momma used
to make.

The same applies to GNU/Linux.

How do I enable the network on my potent GNU/Linux desktop
workstations?

This is how:

#! /bin/bash
modprobe XXXXXX(*) && modprobe af_packet
ifconfig eno1 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
route add -net default gateway 192.168.0.1
pdnsd -d (**)

That's it. Very, very simple.

Now I can connect both to the Internet (via modem at
192.168.0.1) and other GNU/Linux computers on my local
network.

How do the common distros do it?

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Try 50,000 loc and the monstrosity known as "systemd."

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Ain't nuthin' beats home cookin' just like momma used
to make.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Home cookin' is mighty good!

Brother, if you cannot "roll your own" then just commit
yourself to the nearest retard asylum.

* The name of the module loaded varies depending on
the motherboard. I use only Intel network chips.

** Pdnsd is a caching DNS server that allows me to
bypass my ISP and use the root nameservers.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/pdnsd

Like punning, programming is a play on words.

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