/etc/inid.d/networking script

[Jaime Ventura <jaimeventura@ipp.pt>]

Hello,
   I'm new to debian and Im using etch.
   I've made some changes on the /etc/network/interfaces and was 
hopping that "/etc/inid.d/networking restart" would apply the changes.
   Big mistake. The interfaces went down and didnt got up.
   First I thought I made some mistake, but after checking the 
configuration and even restarted the server, the conf was correct.
   After I restarted the server, the new config was aplied. So I tried  
"/etc/inid.d/networking restart" without any change and the result was 
the same: The interfaces went down and didnt got up.
   Shouldnt "/etc/inid.d/networking restart", ifdown and ifup all the 
interfaces?
   I took a look on the /etc/inid.d/networking script and noticed that 
the "ifup -a" wouldnt ifup the interfaces.
   So, "ifup -a" doesnt work, but ifup eth0 works just fine.
  
   Am I doing anything wrong? Am I missing anything?
  
   Thanks in advance
      Jaime