auto lo iface lo inet loopback
auto eth1 iface eth1 inet static address 172.21.53.3 netmask 255.255.0.0 gateway 172.21.3.4
The instructions you posted look OK to me but be sure to include the "auto eth1" line in this file or the network connection will not come up after a reboot. If you installed the GUI for Ubuntu you can also use "gedit" to create this file (which is friendlier than vi). You need administrative privileges to do it, so in a terminal session run:
sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces
You don't need the broadcast, or network lines in the file if they are the default values.
My complete /etc/resolv.conf file is:
nameserver 68.1.208.30 nameserver 68.2.16.30
Again,
sudo gedit /etc/resolv.conf
will allow you to edit this file. John Palmer
Chuck Grimes wrote:
> Just a note about Ubuntu, from yesterday's exchanges.
>
> I think I've located the general issue. It has some documentation on
> it. I googled ubuntu, dhcp to static ip First I found this:
>
> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/change-ubuntu-desktop-from-dhcp-to-a-static-ip-address/
>
>
> Well, duh. Yes I did that.
>
> So I looked further and found there was a known issue of having the
> GUI network dialog write the /etc/network/interfaces file.
>
> The suggested fix started with deleting the GUI network dialog system
> all together. Then after it was deleted, reboot and write the changes
> manually. I started to write /etc/network/interfaces file manually
> then got lost. The example uses eth0. But my eth0 is an on-board
> network card I don'r use. The network card that goes with the DSL
> modem is labeled eth1.
>
> Here is another suggested fix that looks better:
>
> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-ubuntu-linux-convert-dhcp-network-configuration-to-static-ip-configuration.html
>
>
> I am going to try the above later today. But I would like to know from
> any Ubuntu users if the above looks correct.
>
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