How to set a static IP

[The Pinny Parlour]

Hello

I am trying to set a static IP in my Ubuntu computer. Usual methods don't seem to work, (right click 'edit connections').

I always have to set it back to DHCP and it works.

Thanks

[SoftwareExplorer]

Did you set DNS addresses when you tried it? That was what I was doing wrong. IIRC 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2, 4.2.2.3, 4.2.2.4, 4.2.2.5, 4.2.2.6 are ones that I used and worked. (You really only need one or two, but I'm just a little perfectionist)

Second, your router could support assigning addresses by MAC address, which would have the same result as a static address, but might work around your problem.

[The Pinny Parlour]

Did you set DNS addresses when you tried it? That was what I was doing wrong. IIRC 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2, 4.2.2.3, 4.2.2.4, 4.2.2.5, 4.2.2.6 are ones that I used and worked. (You really only need one or two, but I'm just a little perfectionist)

Second, your router could support assigning addresses by MAC address, which would have the same result as a static address, but might work around your problem.

Yes I did set a DNS. Hmmmm. You think I'd be used to Ubuntu's weirdness by now but little things that should work still seem to bite me.

[Iowan]

Does it fail to get the static address, or does it just fail to work with the static address?

[jongkind]

I have very good experiences with wicd instead of network manager. It can be downloaded from here:

http://wicd.sourceforge.net/download.php

[superprash2003]

post output of ifconfig and try pinging your router via ip

[SoftwareExplorer]

Also, there's still the possibility of setting the router to assign the same address to your computer every time. Your computer would still think it is getting a dynamic address, but the router would be giving it the same one every time.