custom /etc/network/interfaces causes eth0 to not auto-start

[sayeo87]

I'm running Ubuntu 9.10 inside a VMWare Workstation VM using the NAT networking settings. Per the instructions here, I tried to configure a static IP setup for my Ubuntu system on the virtual network of the host by changing the /etc/network/interfaces file. Here's what mine looks like:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.67.100
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.67.2

Here is the output of "route":

Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
192.168.67.0    *               255.255.255.0   U     1      0        0 eth0
link-local      *               255.255.0.0     U     1000   0        0 eth0
default         192.168.67.2    0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth0

Can anybody spot what I'm doing wrong in the config file? I am certain that it is the issue as eth0 starts up fine when I comment out my changes.

P/S: the DHCP range of the virtual network adapter in question is 192.168.67.[128-254]

[Iowan]

Try adding a line:

auto eth0

[sayeo87]

Try adding a line:

auto eth0

Thanks! That worked!