/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

auto eth0
# iface eth0 inet dhcp
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.253
netmask 255.255.255.0
# network 192.168.1.1
# broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.1
# dns-nameservers 71.242.0.12 71.252.0.12