/etc/network/interfaces file

[Bill Fowler <bill@mesanetworks.net>]

Hello,

I want to make my network config permanent with the /etc/network/interfaces
file in Debian 2.2.  The file is as follows:

# /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
#
# Configure loopback interface
ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
# Configure ethernet interface
IPADDR="10.10.10.254"
NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
BROADCAST="10.10.10.255"
ifconfig eth0 ${IPADDR} netmask ${NETMASK} broadcast ${BROADCAST}


It doesn't seem to work.  When I boot up the interface does not get
configured.  The message I get is:

Configuring network interfaces: /etc/network/interfaces: option without
interface

Any help would be appreciated...

Bill