setupStaticIP()
{
	ifconfig "$INTERFACE" | grep ' UP ' >> $DEBUG_OUTPUT 2>&1
	if [ ! $? -eq 0 ];then # wired interface (wireless will be up by now)
		cleanUpInterface "$INTERFACE"
		#ifconfig "$INTERFACE" up
	fi
	BROADCAST=$(ipcalc -b "$IP_ADDRESS" "$NETMASK" | cut -d= -f2)

	#ifconfig "$INTERFACE" down

	CONVO="ifconfig $INTERFACE $IP_ADDRESS netmask $NETMASK broadcast $BROADCAST"
	CONVG="route add -net default gw $GATEWAY" #dev $INTERFACE"

	# Dougal: add a cleanup, just in case
	#cleanUpInterface "$INTERFACE" >> $DEBUG_OUTPUT 2>&1
	# do the work
	# Dougal: add getting error message
	ERROR=$(ifconfig "$INTERFACE" "$IP_ADDRESS" netmask "$NETMASK" broadcast "$BROADCAST" 2>&1) #up	
	if [ $? -eq 0 ];then
		MODECOMMANDS="STATIC_IP='yes'\nIP_ADDRESS='$IP_ADDRESS'\nNETMASK='$NETMASK'"
		# Configure a nameserver, if we're supposed to.
		# This now replaces any existing resolv.conf, which
		# we will try to back up.
		if [ "$DNS_SERVER1" != "0.0.0.0" ] ; then
			# remove old backups
			rm /etc/resolv.conf.[0-9][0-9]* 2>/dev/null
			# backup previous one
			mv -f /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.old
			echo "nameserver $DNS_SERVER1" > /etc/resolv.conf
			if [ "$DNS_SERVER2" != "0.0.0.0" ] ; then
				echo "nameserver $DNS_SERVER2" >> /etc/resolv.conf
			fi
		fi
		MODECOMMANDS="$MODECOMMANDS\nDNS_SERVER1='$DNS_SERVER1'"
		MODECOMMANDS="$MODECOMMANDS\nDNS_SERVER2='$DNS_SERVER2'"

		# add default route, if we're supposed to
		if [ "$GATEWAY" ] ; then
			# Dougal: add getting error message
			ERROR=$(route add -net default gw "$GATEWAY" 2>&1)
			if [ $? -eq 0 ];then #0=ok.
				Xdialog --center --title "$L_TITLE_Netwiz_Static_IP" --msgbox "$(eval echo $L_MESSAGE_Route_Set)" 0 0
				MODECOMMANDS="${MODECOMMANDS}\nGATEWAY='$GATEWAY'"
			else
				giveErrorDialog "$L_MESSAGE_Route_Failed_p1 $GATEWAY.
$L_MESSAGE_Route_Failed_p2
$CONVG
$L_MESSAGE_Route_Failed_p3
$ERROR
"
				ifconfig "$INTERFACE" down
				return 1
			fi
		fi

  		return 0
	else
		giveErrorDialog "$L_MESSAGE_Ifconfig_Failed_p1
$CONVO
$L_MESSAGE_Ifconfig_Failed_p2
$ERROR
$L_MESSAGE_Ifconfig_Failed_p3"
		ifconfig "$INTERFACE" down
		MODECOMMANDS=""
		return 1
	fi
} #end of setupStaticIP