network configuration problem in ubuntu 9.10

[Tom H]

> I met some problem when I configure network after installation.
> I revise /etc/network/interfaces as follows:

> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 58.196.140.8
> hwaddress ether 00:05:BA:58:C5:CC
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> gateway 58.194.128.1
> dns-nameservers 202.120.2.101

> Then, I typed:
> /etc/init.d/networking restart

> But the system said:
> *Reconfiguring network interfaces...
> SIOCADDRT: No such process
> Failed to bring up eth0

You cannot have
address 58.196.140.8
netmask 255.255.255.0

with
gateway 58.194.128.1