How to Set a Static IP address in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)

Sponsored Link
There seems to be a known bug with the Gnome Network Manager included with the Ubuntu 8.10 release that resets any static ip address settings that are set manually when the system is rebooted reverting back to a DHCP setup. These steps will remove the Gnome Network Manager and help you manually setup the required files for your static network configuration.

Solution 1

Step 1 – Remove the Gnome Network Manager: You need to complete this step first because if left installed this application will overwrite any changes you make to your configuration when the system is rebooted. This is apparently where the bug is located.
To remove the Gnome Network Manager issue the following command in the terminal:

sudo update-rc.d -f NetworkManager remove

This will disable and remove the Gnome Network Manager application. Now you will have to edit your configuration manually.

Restart your System

Step 2 – Manual configuration of your network interface: In this step you will manually configure your network interface by editing the following two files using your preferred text editor(nano gedit vi). For the purpose of this example I am using the nano editor.

Step 2.1 – Manually configure your network interface file: You can edit the appropriate file by entering the following command into the terminal:

sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

Once your prefered editor opens the file you want to enter the following information (changing your addresses where necessary):

auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet static
address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(enter your ip here)
netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(enter gateway ip here)

Be sure to save your changes.

Step 2.2 – Manually configure your dns configuration file: You can edit the appropriate file by entering the following command into the terminal:

sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf

Once your preferred editor opens the file you want to enter the following information (changing your addresses where necessary):

# Generated by NetworkManager
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(enter your dns server ip)
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(enter your alt dns server ip)

Be sure to save your changes.

Step 2.3 – Manually restart your network interface with the new settings: Enter the following command in the terminal:

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

This should return a result that looks like the following:

*Reconfiguring network interfaces… [OK]

At this point in your terminal you should be able to run the ifconfig command and the results should reflect your new settings. If the addressing is correct you should have full network access, even after a system restart.

Haven't tried reinstalling the Network Manger after doing these steps to see if it still works.

Solution 2

Install Wicd if you need both wired and wireless connection

Solution 3

Also, it is said that adding a new config in networkmanager (instead of editing the system default ‘Auto eth0' stuff) and assign the right MAC address (and the static ip) will fix it, every thing's fine even after reboot, and you can still use that gnome-networkmanager.

Check this simple guide

Credit Goes here

Sponsored Link

You may also like...

66 Responses

  1. John Bundy says:

    I agree with Dave that the Gnome Network Manager seems to randomly pick eth0, eth1 or eth2. On one PC I remember it didn’t always stay eth1.

    Back to my previous question – has this been fixed in a later Ubuntu release (picking up a newer Gnome network manager). On the same classroom PC I later used Fedora 12 and did not have any issues with the static IPs.

  2. g says:

    can I know how about this case that a single
    PC may have 3 nameservers?

    look this internal network
    address

    [quote]

    /etc/resolve.cnf

    nameserver 192.168.1.231
    nameserver 7.7.7.7
    nameserver 7.7.3.3
    domain mine.local
    search mine.local

    [/quote]

    i dont get it, why we need to put 3 nameservers there?

  3. redtops says:

    sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

    Once your prefered editor opens the file you want to enter the following information (changing your addresses where necessary):

    auto lo eth0
    iface lo inet loopback
    iface eth0 inet static
    address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(enter your ip here)
    netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
    gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(enter gateway ip here)

    Be sure to save your changes.

    I cannot save it.

  4. PatrickDickey says:

    For g,

    I’m not sure that you “need” 3 nameservers, however the two outside ones are just backups in case your local DNS is down. So, I would keep them in, just in case your local and the first Outside DNS are both down (which can happen since they aren’t related to each other).

    for redtops,

    You can try sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces and see if that will allow you to save the file. I’m not familiar enough with nano or vi or emacs to use those, however I do use gedit (or kdesudo kate) on a regular basis, and haven’t ran into issues yet.

    Hope this helps both of you,
    Patrick.

  5. arun sharma says:

    helpful it works

  6. Kunju says:

    use root then u can cheange it

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *