Okay - Dumb Question!!!
How do you get the networking setup and provide the appliance with a static IP?
you need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces
should look like
\# The loopback network interface
auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback
\# The primary network interface
iface eth0 inet static
address 1.1.1.1.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 1.1.1.1
you need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces
should look like
\# The loopback network interface
auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback
\# The primary network interface
iface eth0 inet static
address 1.1.1.1.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 1.1.1.1