I'm trying to determine if the order of the options matter
I'm using a script (represents an external remote interface) that is updating the /etc/network/interfaces file.
The script can set the IP Address, Default Gateway, and Netmask.
My question is does the order of the options matter i.e.
#standard options
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.0.71
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.0.1
#possible script output
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.0.1
address 192.168.0.71
Is this still an acceptable configuration?