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