I wanted to set up an Ubuntu server at home, but the install CD automagically sets it up using dhcp. Tsk, tsk; who wants a web server with a dynamic ip address, after all? Here is how to get it running with a static ip…
Edit /etc/network/interfaces
Adjust as needed… here is a sample config for a linksys/d-link home network:
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # This is a list of hotpluggable network interfaces. # They will be activated automatically by the hotplug subsystem. mapping hotplug script grep map eth0 # The primary network interface auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.0.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 gateway 192.168.0.1 |