srgqwerty wrote:
>               iface eth0 inet static
>                    address 192.168.1.1
>                    netmask 255.255.255.0
Also desired are the broadcast address and network address and gateway
address.  Unless things have changed (I was too lazy to check) these
are not calculated automatically.  Example:
iface eth0 inet static
        address 208.77.188.166
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        network 208.77.188.0
        broadcast 208.77.188.255
        gateway 208.77.188.1
Bob