Setting a Static IP in the Terminal

[tyler8886]

I've used Ubuntu for a couple of years now, but I was wondering how would you go about making a local static IP in the Terminal? Also, I had one more question, does anyone know how to install compiz? If so can you tell me how. thank you

[Torombolo]

I've used Ubuntu for a couple of years now, but I was wondering how would you go about making a local static IP in the Terminal? Also, I had one more question, does anyone know how to install compiz? If so can you tell me how. thank you

For ubuntu 10.04

sudo apt-get install compiz  compiz-plugins compiz-gnome compiz-core emerald  compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-fusion-plugins-extra fusion-icon  compizconfig-settings-manager

Credit :

http://www.hackourlives.com/install-...04-lucid-lynx/

[capscrew]

I've used Ubuntu for a couple of years now, but I was wondering how would you go about making a local static IP in the Terminal?

Note your current IP address with this command

ifconfig

With that information you can edit the following file

/etc/network/interfaces

You need to check this file for DNS settings

/etc/resolv.conf

Here is my /etc/network/interfaces file

>cat /etc/network/interfaces

# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
        address 192.168.1.2
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        network 192.168.1.0
        broadcast 192.168.1.255
        gateway 192.168.1.1

Here is the information in the /etc/resolv.conf file

>cat /etc/resolv.conf

nameserver 192.168.1.1
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

Also, I had one more question, does anyone know how to install compiz? If so can you tell me how. thank you

[matt_symes]

Hi

At the terminal type

man interfaces

to see the man page for /etc/network/interfaces

Kind regards

[tyler8886]

thank you, this will do