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To allow your Ubuntu server to work with a static IP, you need to amend a couple of files. If you have Webmin installed, its much easier to do this in the network interface section of the System settings. However details below are how to do this from the command ssh terminal prompt. Edit your interface file sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces Change it to look the same as the following – obviously amending it to have your relevant network details in. auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.1.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 gateway 192.168.1.1 Press shift ZZ to save the file once amended. Amend DNS settings We need to add in the DNS settings by editing the resolv.conf file: sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf On the line nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx replace the x with the IP of your name server. Remove DHCP client This will remove the now … Read entire article »