Comments on: How To Set A Static IP On Ubuntu 8.10

By: NavinBetamax

NavinBetamax — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:31:46 +0000

This post was very helpful to me as I had been struggling to setup my static IP etc, I am a migrant from WIn Xp OS. Thankyou very much.

By: Whit

Whit — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:52:33 +0000

Drifter, I’m having the same problem. NetworkManager will remove static IP assignments and associated routes when an interface loses its connection – which can be for instance because a switch or hub goes down for a moment. Then although it recognizes when the connection is back, it doesn’t restore the IP assignments or routes.

IMHO it is a serious error to have NetworkManager installed on anything but a notebook, or to use DHCP instead of static addresses for workstations. But getting Ubuntu to work correctly without NetworkManager is a pain; they’ve really built the system around it.

By: Drifter

Drifter — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:46:01 +0000

I am having intermittent connection failures booting into Ubuntu 9.04. Also if my connection drops whilst working out on the web and connects again then Ubuntu will not auto connect. Would the above instructions perhaps solve the problem too?

By: shahzad

shahzad — Fri, 29 May 2009 10:31:42 +0000

thanxxxx, i just found the way to connect with internet at my office which was impossible for me since 7 days ago.

By: redge vergara

redge vergara — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:19:39 +0000

thanks guys.. i hope this simple bugs will surely be fix in update.

By: cane

cane — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:20:45 +0000

was able to make changes to assign static ip. but my router is showing the computer with MAC address. if I use hostname to connect its referring to old ip address. any ideas what would be the issue?

THanks

By: jim

jim — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:58:45 +0000

Ubuntu 9.04
Used your method to set static address except in step 5 had to press enter before ok.(apply)
Otherwise gateway would revert to all zeros.
Thank you for the help.
Jim

By: blue

blue — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:06:20 +0000

Followed method 2 using the GUI… didn’t work. THEN followed Fabio’s suggestion to delete and re-create Auto eth0… didn’t work.

Finally, leaving both the manual “wired connection 1″ and the re-created “Auto eth0″ … then edited the re-created Auto eth0 to UNCHECK connect automatically and system setting… ka-ching!

strange how things seem to work differently on different ubuntu installations. what’s up with that?

By: kevingillan.info » Adventures in Thin

kevingillan.info » Adventures in Thin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:52:30 +0000

[...] means that after a reboot the network reverts to the automatic settings. There are a couple of workaround suggestions here, but they didn’t work on my system. Instead, the following workaround from the official bug [...]

By: Philip

Philip — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:48:07 +0000

I did 2nd method and it keep going back to default. I am using Vmware (Window) on Ubuntu 8.10.

I follow Fabian advice above and I got it to work.

Thanks!