How to set a static ip on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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This was asked here for Debian Wheezy, but the respondent answered the question with a question. It was also asked here, but the answer is not working.
The goal here is to set a static ip for a wifi device on a machine called myhost, which is running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. The device name is wlp1s0, and the desired ip address is 192.168.1.10. All attempts have failed.
Sequence of steps:
1) Identify ip:
$ ip route
default via 192.168.1.254 dev wlp1s0 proto dhcp metric 600
169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp1s0 scope link metric 1000
192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp1s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.154 metric 600
$ route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.254 0.0.0.0 UG 600 0 0 wlp1s0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 wlp1s0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 600 0 0 wlp1s0
2) Examine /etc/resolv.conf
$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
# 127.0.0.53 is the systemd-resolved stub resolver.
# run "systemd-resolve --status" to see details about the actual nameservers.
nameserver 127.0.0.1
search attlocal.net
3) Bring down the device
sudo ip link set down
4) Edit /etc/network/interfaces
Edited version:
cat /etc/network/interfaces
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto wlp1s0
iface wlp1s0 inet static
address 192.168.1.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.254
5) Edit /etc/hosts
Edited version:
cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.10 myhost
# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::6 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
192.168.1.180 mysystem.mydomain
6) Bring device back up:
sudo ip link set wlp1s0 up
7) Reboot machine
reboot
After reboot
$ ip route
default via 192.168.1.254 dev wlp1s0 onlink linkdown
169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp1s0 scope link metric 1000 linkdown
192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp1s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.10 linkdown
$ route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 wlp1s0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 wlp1s0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 wlp1s0
$ dmesg | grep wlp1s0
[ 37.095682] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0 wlp1s0: renamed from wlan0
[ 38.911441] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp1s0: link is not ready
Attempted to add nameservers to /etc/network/interfaces:
cat /etc/network/interfaces
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto wlp1s0
iface wlp1s0 inet static
address 192.168.1.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.254
dns-nameservers 192.168.1.254
That did not work.
What's missing here?
linux ubuntu networking ip
asked Dec 27 '18 at 4:39
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This was asked here for Debian Wheezy, but the respondent answered the question with a question. It was also asked here, but the answer is not working.
The goal here is to set a static ip for a wifi device on a machine called myhost, which is running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. The device name is wlp1s0, and the desired ip address is 192.168.1.10. All attempts have failed.
Sequence of steps:
1) Identify ip:
$ ip route
default via 192.168.1.254 dev wlp1s0 proto dhcp metric 600
169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp1s0 scope link metric 1000
192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp1s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.154 metric 600
$ route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.254 0.0.0.0 UG 600 0 0 wlp1s0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 wlp1s0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 600 0 0 wlp1s0
2) Examine /etc/resolv.conf
$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
# 127.0.0.53 is the systemd-resolved stub resolver.
# run "systemd-resolve --status" to see details about the actual nameservers.
nameserver 127.0.0.1
search attlocal.net
3) Bring down the device
sudo ip link set down
4) Edit /etc/network/interfaces
Edited version:
cat /etc/network/interfaces
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto wlp1s0
iface wlp1s0 inet static
address 192.168.1.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.254
5) Edit /etc/hosts
Edited version:
cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.10 myhost
# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::6 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
192.168.1.180 mysystem.mydomain
6) Bring device back up:
sudo ip link set wlp1s0 up
7) Reboot machine
reboot
After reboot
$ ip route
default via 192.168.1.254 dev wlp1s0 onlink linkdown
169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp1s0 scope link metric 1000 linkdown
192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp1s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.10 linkdown
$ route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 wlp1s0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 wlp1s0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 wlp1s0
$ dmesg | grep wlp1s0
[ 37.095682] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0 wlp1s0: renamed from wlan0
[ 38.911441] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp1s0: link is not ready
Attempted to add nameservers to /etc/network/interfaces:
cat /etc/network/interfaces
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto wlp1s0
iface wlp1s0 inet static
address 192.168.1.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.254
dns-nameservers 192.168.1.254
That did not work.
What's missing here?
linux ubuntu networking ip
asked Dec 27 '18 at 4:39
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360218
What doesip addresssay?
– Johan Myréen
Dec 27 '18 at 8:08
Network Manager is designed to interfere with setting static-IP (and makes the advice which you used obsolete). The easy way is to use the desktop configuration to tell Network Manager to make a static IP. Some nuances (such as DNS search-list) were eventually added to the GUI after several years (if your GUI doesn't show that, you'd have to edit the text file that Network Manager maintains).
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 27 '18 at 9:25
And what do you do if you don't have(and don't want) a desktop on the machine?
– Henrik
Dec 27 '18 at 9:36
Doesn't 18.04 usenetplan? see for example How to setup a static IP on Ubuntu 18.04 - server
– steeldriver
Dec 27 '18 at 11:27
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This was asked here for Debian Wheezy, but the respondent answered the question with a question. It was also asked here, but the answer is not working.
The goal here is to set a static ip for a wifi device on a machine called myhost, which is running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. The device name is wlp1s0, and the desired ip address is 192.168.1.10. All attempts have failed.
Sequence of steps:
1) Identify ip:
$ ip route
default via 192.168.1.254 dev wlp1s0 proto dhcp metric 600
169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp1s0 scope link metric 1000
192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp1s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.154 metric 600
$ route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.254 0.0.0.0 UG 600 0 0 wlp1s0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 wlp1s0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 600 0 0 wlp1s0
2) Examine /etc/resolv.conf
$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
# 127.0.0.53 is the systemd-resolved stub resolver.
# run "systemd-resolve --status" to see details about the actual nameservers.
nameserver 127.0.0.1
search attlocal.net
3) Bring down the device
sudo ip link set down
4) Edit /etc/network/interfaces
Edited version:
cat /etc/network/interfaces
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto wlp1s0
iface wlp1s0 inet static
address 192.168.1.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.254
5) Edit /etc/hosts
Edited version:
cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.10 myhost
# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::6 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
192.168.1.180 mysystem.mydomain
6) Bring device back up:
sudo ip link set wlp1s0 up
7) Reboot machine
reboot
After reboot
$ ip route
default via 192.168.1.254 dev wlp1s0 onlink linkdown
169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp1s0 scope link metric 1000 linkdown
192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp1s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.10 linkdown
$ route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 wlp1s0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 wlp1s0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 wlp1s0
$ dmesg | grep wlp1s0
[ 37.095682] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0 wlp1s0: renamed from wlan0
[ 38.911441] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp1s0: link is not ready
Attempted to add nameservers to /etc/network/interfaces:
cat /etc/network/interfaces
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto wlp1s0
iface wlp1s0 inet static
address 192.168.1.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.254
dns-nameservers 192.168.1.254
That did not work.
What's missing here?
linux ubuntu networking ip
asked Dec 27 '18 at 4:39
justinnoor.iojustinnoor.io
360218
This was asked here for Debian Wheezy, but the respondent answered the question with a question. It was also asked here, but the answer is not working.
The goal here is to set a static ip for a wifi device on a machine called myhost, which is running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. The device name is wlp1s0, and the desired ip address is 192.168.1.10. All attempts have failed.
Sequence of steps:
1) Identify ip:
$ ip route
default via 192.168.1.254 dev wlp1s0 proto dhcp metric 600
169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp1s0 scope link metric 1000
192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp1s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.154 metric 600
$ route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.254 0.0.0.0 UG 600 0 0 wlp1s0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 wlp1s0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 600 0 0 wlp1s0
2) Examine /etc/resolv.conf
$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
# 127.0.0.53 is the systemd-resolved stub resolver.
# run "systemd-resolve --status" to see details about the actual nameservers.
nameserver 127.0.0.1
search attlocal.net
3) Bring down the device
sudo ip link set down
4) Edit /etc/network/interfaces
Edited version:
cat /etc/network/interfaces
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto wlp1s0
iface wlp1s0 inet static
address 192.168.1.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.254
5) Edit /etc/hosts
Edited version:
cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.10 myhost
# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::6 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
192.168.1.180 mysystem.mydomain
6) Bring device back up:
sudo ip link set wlp1s0 up
7) Reboot machine
reboot
After reboot
$ ip route
default via 192.168.1.254 dev wlp1s0 onlink linkdown
169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp1s0 scope link metric 1000 linkdown
192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp1s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.10 linkdown
$ route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 wlp1s0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 wlp1s0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 wlp1s0
$ dmesg | grep wlp1s0
[ 37.095682] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0 wlp1s0: renamed from wlan0
[ 38.911441] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp1s0: link is not ready
Attempted to add nameservers to /etc/network/interfaces:
cat /etc/network/interfaces
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto wlp1s0
iface wlp1s0 inet static
address 192.168.1.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.254
dns-nameservers 192.168.1.254
That did not work.
What's missing here?
linux ubuntu networking ip
linux ubuntu networking ip
asked Dec 27 '18 at 4:39
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360218
asked Dec 27 '18 at 4:39
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edited Dec 27 '18 at 4:58
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asked Dec 27 '18 at 4:39
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What doesip addresssay?
– Johan Myréen
Dec 27 '18 at 8:08
Network Manager is designed to interfere with setting static-IP (and makes the advice which you used obsolete). The easy way is to use the desktop configuration to tell Network Manager to make a static IP. Some nuances (such as DNS search-list) were eventually added to the GUI after several years (if your GUI doesn't show that, you'd have to edit the text file that Network Manager maintains).
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 27 '18 at 9:25
And what do you do if you don't have(and don't want) a desktop on the machine?
– Henrik
Dec 27 '18 at 9:36
Doesn't 18.04 usenetplan? see for example How to setup a static IP on Ubuntu 18.04 - server
– steeldriver
Dec 27 '18 at 11:27
add a comment |
What doesip addresssay?
– Johan Myréen
Dec 27 '18 at 8:08
Network Manager is designed to interfere with setting static-IP (and makes the advice which you used obsolete). The easy way is to use the desktop configuration to tell Network Manager to make a static IP. Some nuances (such as DNS search-list) were eventually added to the GUI after several years (if your GUI doesn't show that, you'd have to edit the text file that Network Manager maintains).
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 27 '18 at 9:25
And what do you do if you don't have(and don't want) a desktop on the machine?
– Henrik
Dec 27 '18 at 9:36
Doesn't 18.04 usenetplan? see for example How to setup a static IP on Ubuntu 18.04 - server
– steeldriver
Dec 27 '18 at 11:27
What does
ip address say?– Johan Myréen
Dec 27 '18 at 8:08
What does
ip address say?– Johan Myréen
Dec 27 '18 at 8:08
Network Manager is designed to interfere with setting static-IP (and makes the advice which you used obsolete). The easy way is to use the desktop configuration to tell Network Manager to make a static IP. Some nuances (such as DNS search-list) were eventually added to the GUI after several years (if your GUI doesn't show that, you'd have to edit the text file that Network Manager maintains).
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 27 '18 at 9:25
Network Manager is designed to interfere with setting static-IP (and makes the advice which you used obsolete). The easy way is to use the desktop configuration to tell Network Manager to make a static IP. Some nuances (such as DNS search-list) were eventually added to the GUI after several years (if your GUI doesn't show that, you'd have to edit the text file that Network Manager maintains).
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 27 '18 at 9:25
And what do you do if you don't have(and don't want) a desktop on the machine?
– Henrik
Dec 27 '18 at 9:36
And what do you do if you don't have(and don't want) a desktop on the machine?
– Henrik
Dec 27 '18 at 9:36
Doesn't 18.04 use
netplan? see for example How to setup a static IP on Ubuntu 18.04 - server– steeldriver
Dec 27 '18 at 11:27
Doesn't 18.04 use
netplan? see for example How to setup a static IP on Ubuntu 18.04 - server– steeldriver
Dec 27 '18 at 11:27
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What does
ip addresssay?– Johan Myréen
Dec 27 '18 at 8:08
Network Manager is designed to interfere with setting static-IP (and makes the advice which you used obsolete). The easy way is to use the desktop configuration to tell Network Manager to make a static IP. Some nuances (such as DNS search-list) were eventually added to the GUI after several years (if your GUI doesn't show that, you'd have to edit the text file that Network Manager maintains).
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 27 '18 at 9:25
And what do you do if you don't have(and don't want) a desktop on the machine?
– Henrik
Dec 27 '18 at 9:36
Doesn't 18.04 use
netplan? see for example How to setup a static IP on Ubuntu 18.04 - server– steeldriver
Dec 27 '18 at 11:27