How To Assign Static IP Address In Ubuntu Linux

By Default Ubuntu uses DHCP settings to attain an IP Address for the system. However in many cases you may need to use a static IP address , if your Ubuntu system is using DHCP and you want to assign it a Static IP address then its not a big deal to configure it. Simply go through the following easy steps to achieve it.

First of all, right click the network icon located in the top panel and select Edit Connections.

Edit-Connections

The Network Connection window will be displayed, now click the  Add button to add a new network connection, and then go directly to the IPV4 settings tab.

Network-Connections

Choose the  Manual option from the  Method drop down menu.

Manual-Network-Connections

Now click  Add and then enter the IP address,  Netmask and Gateway information in the Addresses section.

Static-IP-Address

Click the Apply button to complete the configuration. Now you can use this newly created network connection which will have a static IP address. Enjoy!

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6 Comments

  1. Posted August 2, 2010 at 5:57 pm | Permalink

    Thank U Very much it works , I will be user of Ubuntu through out the rest of my life.

  2. Posted August 2, 2010 at 5:58 pm | Permalink

    Thank you very much , it works for me , I Love UBUNTU !

  3. Posted August 13, 2010 at 6:52 am | Permalink

    Ok thx.

  4. fucker
    Posted August 21, 2010 at 3:06 pm | Permalink

    hey this doesn’t work i cant apply the settimgs after its edited

  5. Mark
    Posted August 28, 2010 at 1:00 am | Permalink

    Wow I hate ubuntu. Classic linux advice:

    > Now click Add and then enter the IP address, Netmask and Gateway information in the Addresses section.

    Which IP address and information? Do you just make these up?

  6. ASK
    Posted August 28, 2010 at 9:04 pm | Permalink

    You’d need to know that info regardless of what OS you are using. Typically, private home networks use 192.168.1.*, where * is whatever you want or need it to be. If you don’t understand the reason to set a static IP, you’re probably better off leaving it as DHCP.

    255.255.255.0 is fine for most configurations. The Gateway is whatever your router is, often 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.99.

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