Multiple choice

Which file is edited in Linux to permanently configure a networking device?

  1. /etc/network/interfaces

  2. /etc/network.conf

  3. /etc/network/network.conf

  4. /etc/network/interfaces.conf
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Explanation

The file /etc/network/interfaces is the standard configuration file used by the ifupdown tool in Debian-based Linux distributions to define network interfaces. The other options are incorrect filenames or paths.

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