/etc/network/interfaces

[davidw@dedasys.com (David N. Welton)]

So, I've had it with dicking around with this poorly documented thing
(not to mention its contributions to the 'lots of little languages'
problem), and am going to break down and ask for help.

What is wrong with the following?

mapping eth0
        script /root/bin/eth0mapping.tcl
        map home home
        map company eth0-company

iface eth0-company inet static
        address 216.1.2.3
        netmask 255.255.254.0
        gateway 216.1.2.1

(numbers changed to protect the innocent).  The Tcl script never even
gets run.

Any ideas?  Anything else that I should be using instead with my laptop?

Thanks guys,
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