..could this be as simple as:
address 192.168.0.199/24 #???
Yes
No, in /etc/network/interfaces it needs a net mask line like this :
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.nnn.nnn
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.nnn.nnn
No
RTFM?
Documentation states, for both INET & INET6 families:
address address
Address (dotted quad/netmask) required
netmask mask
Netmask (dotted quad or number of bits) deprecated
Are we really debating how to configure network addresses without first
searching in the man pages?
I hope no-one is giving speeches in the whole lot :oP
The only things which are not documented in the "interfaces" man page is
how the default value for optional directives is computed. In doubt,
specify those, but they are technically not required. Welcome to
"default values" wonderland.
Happy documentation reading,
Bernard (Beer) Rosset
https://rosset.net/
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