diff --git a/target/linux/cavium-octeon/base-files/etc/config/network b/target/linux/cavium-octeon/base-files/etc/config/network
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+# Copyright (C) 2009 OpenWrt.org
+
+config interface loopback
+        option ifname   lo
+        option proto    static
+        option ipaddr   127.0.0.1
+        option netmask  255.0.0.0
+
+config interface lan
+        option ifname   eth1
+        option type     bridge
+        option proto    static
+        option ipaddr   192.168.1.1
+        option netmask  255.255.255.0
+
+config interface wan
+	option ifname	eth0
+	option proto	dhcp