Loopback network interface
# The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopbackStatic interface
# Static Interface 1 auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.25 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1DNS servers & domain prefix lookup
# DNS server configuration dns-nameservers 209.244.0.3 8.8.8.8# domain prefix dns-search unity.localReload networking service
$ sudo service networking restartDisable Network Manager completely
$ sudo service network-manager stop$ sudo update-rc.d NetworkManager removeSet Network Manager to not manage interfaces
$ sudo sed -i 's/managed=true/managed=false/g' /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf$ sudo service network-manager restart