debian:/home/hackphil# cat /etc/network/interfaces
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
        network 192.168.1.0
        broadcast 192.168.1.255

auto eth0
debian:/home/hackphil#