your /etc/network/interfaces file should be as follows
iface eth1 inet static address 192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.1.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 gateway 192.168.1.1 further details go http://david.decotigny.free.fr/libre/ibook2-debian/etc/network/interfaces -- Thanks & Regards MThanigairajan The Most Certain Way To Succeed Is To Try One More Time -- By Edison