junk - ifconfig

sudo ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.123 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255
sudo ifconfig eth0 up
sudo service network restart; sudo service networking restart
sudo route add default gw 192.168.1.1 eth0


sudo ifconfig -a | grep Bcast; sudo route -n
ping 192.168.1.1
ping 8.8.8.8