Karmic--can't set static ip config

[Iowan]

I don't understand why the wireless card isn't working, though.

Your machine uses eth1 for wireless? My laptop does, as well, but wlan0 is another common alias. I presume you've checked lshw -C network to verify interface status.

[kcn_viper]

Hi, It is rather bad on the part of ubuntu that my internet connection changed for me after upgrading from 9.04 to 9.10. Earlier I had a static IP on the laptop and the new network manager refused to take a static IP. On doing networking restart, I would get the static IP. My solution: 1 sudo apt-get remove network-manager network-manager-gnome 2 Restarted system on dialog asking for same. 3 sudo apt-get install gnome-network-admin 4 Added 192.168.1.1 in DNS servers using network-admin Regards, KCN

[shawnisalk]

I actually discovered a solution. I had previously uninstalled Network Manager.

I re-installed it and of course, it wiped out any static settings I'd made.
Then, instead of trying to edit Eth0 in Network Manager (which it would never let me do),
I created a new network connection, defined it the way I wanted (statically) and then I deleted Eth0.

So now I have what I wanted: wireless nic config'd via dhcp and ethernet nic config'd statically

I just wish I had thought of that earlier.

*shrug*

[ManyBeers]

I actually discovered a solution. I had previously uninstalled Network Manager.

I re-installed it and of course, it wiped out any static settings I'd made.
Then, instead of trying to edit Eth0 in Network Manager (which it would never let me do),
I created a new network connection, defined it the way I wanted (statically) and then I deleted Eth0.

So now I have what I wanted: wireless nic config'd via dhcp and ethernet nic config'd statically

I just wish I had thought of that earlier.

*shrug*

I had the exact same problem as you did. Apply button was not available when attempting to set Manual config. However you can change the default ethO to manual. After clicking the IPV4 tab to edit select Manual(which you did) then click the add button in Addresses field and add your static IP hit Enter then click on Netmask(did you do this?)and you will be able to enter it, then
click on Gateway and enter it.Either after clicking on Netmask
or Gateway (I don't remember which) I noticed Apply was available.
I couldn't figure out how to enter my Netmask/Gateway values when
I just clicked on Netmask and the enter field appeared. Anyways this worked for me.

[henriquemaia]

I had the exact same problem as you did. Apply button was not available when attempting to set Manual config. However you can change the default ethO to manual. After clicking the IPV4 tab to edit select Manual(which you did) then click the add button in Addresses field and add your static IP hit Enter then click on Netmask(did you do this?)and you will be able to enter it, then
click on Gateway and enter it.Either after clicking on Netmask
or Gateway (I don't remember which) I noticed Apply was available.
I couldn't figure out how to enter my Netmask/Gateway values when
I just clicked on Netmask and the enter field appeared. Anyways this worked for me.

You're right, this works. I was kind of stuck and willing to try some more unconventional approaches, but fortunately I read your post. When I entered the Netmask info, the apply button appeared. Thanks.