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 static
         address 192.168.1.12
         netmask 255.255.255.0
         gateway 192.168.1.1
         # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
         dns-nameserver 212.27.53.252 212.27.54.252

auto eth0
debian:/home/hackphil#