/etc/network/interface:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.11
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.1.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.1
And don't forget your DNS setting. Once you no longer get network configuration from DHCP server, you need to configure your DNS manually.
/etc/resolv.conf:nameserver 192.168.1.1
/etc/network/interface and ifconfig output |