strangely, 'ps' is not installed by default.

changed /etc/network/interfaces to bring up a usb network interface at startup in case the dhcp + serial conection is too far away..,

auto usbf
     iface usbf inet static
     address 10.0.0.2
     netmask 255.255.255.0

to add a second layer of IP, for example when out of an environment with DHCP, or wanting to bolt everything down for a show, you can add a second interface: in /erc/network/interfaces add the lines

iface eth0:1 inet static
  address 192.168.0.66
  netmask 255.255.255.0

then the interface can be started with

ifup eth0:1

test that it works, then add the keyword “auto” i.e.

auto eth0:1

to make it load and config automagically

• procps - ps
• ntpdate - time server
• jove - emacs likeness

ee also: Cerf Notes