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# Manual configuration of networking on Debian based OS
In this guide we'll show you how you can easily configure your assigned IPs on your VPS running `ifupdown`.
### 1. Getting your networking details
Start by logging into our VPS Control Panel and clicking on the `Manage` button for the server that you would like to open the VNC Console for.
Now, Go to the `Network` \[1] tab, and scroll down to fetch the following details:
* IPv4 Address \[2]
* IPv4 Gateway \[3]
* IPv4 Netmask \[4]
* IPv6 Address \[5]
* IPv6 Gateway \[6]
We also assign a /64 routed IPv6 address by default which you can freely use. We will cover adding 1 address from it but you can always assign more addresses by clicking on the `Assign Address` \[8] button then configuring it on your VM. Go ahead and grab your default routed IPv6 address from the panel \[7] as per the screenshot below.
Now we have everything we need to configure networking on our VPS. Make sure you fetch your own address from your own panel and double check for any mistakes or included spaces.
### 2. Configuring the Network
Start by logging into your VPS and then run the following command:
```
nano /etc/network/interfaces
```
Now, Depending on the IPs from step 1., edit this file to look like this:
```
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address
netmask
dns-nameservers 1.1.1.1 9.9.9.9 2620:fe::fe 2620:fe::9
gateway
iface eth0 inet6 static
address
gateway
iface eth0 inet6 static
address /64
```
Once done, Press `Ctrl` + `X` then `Y` and then press `Enter` to exit out of the file editor.
### 3. Checking for syntax errors
Run the following command to check for any syntax errors:
```
ifquery eth0
```
Your output should look something like this:
### 4. Applying Changes
Next, to apply your new changes, reboot the server with the following command:
```
# reboot
```
And Done! Network should be working on your VPS now.
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