On 9/4/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm confused about what I should be writing in the interfaces file. .. > > iface eth0 inet static address 194.159.148.141 netmask 255.255.255.0
> need to break that into separate lines-- > > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.1.1 > netmask 255.255.0.0 > network 192.168.1.0 > broadcast 192.168.1.255 > # gateway xx.yy.zz.qq > > man interfaces Thanks for the help, Will: that sorted it. I'm also having trouble setting the 127.0.0.0 lo net address. Can this be done in the interfaces file? Cheers, and thanks again. Rory