Manual IP Address

wongdg · 03-19-2007, 08:10 PM

I am still new with my Debian box and forgive me if it seems that posting my question here is both quicker and more convenient than digging for the right information on the web.

So my question is:

how do you manually set the IP address on a linux box and turn off its automatic dhclient from getting IP from DHCP.

Many thanks,
Wilson

pljvaldez · 03-19-2007, 08:53 PM

http://aboutdebian.com/network.htm

In a nutshell, edit the /etc/network/interfaces file and set it like

Code:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.10.10
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        network 192.168.10.0
        broadcast 192.168.10.255
	gateway 192.168.10.1

Of course, change the address, network, broadcast, and gateway to what you need. Also, don't forget to edit /etc/resolv.conf to setup the DNS servers.

wongdg · 03-20-2007, 02:17 AM

Most gratifying for your help, pljvaldez.

Cheers,
Wilson