[mythtv-users] Static IP in Mythbuntu
Harry Devine
lifter89 at comcast.net
Sun Nov 16 00:54:09 UTC 2008
Harry Devine wrote:
> Josh White wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:00 PM, <jarpublic at gmail.com
>> <mailto:jarpublic at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I have a Linksys cable/dsl route with a WAP built in. I
>> looked at that
>> earlier and it doesn't have an option to do that. So your
>> saying I
>> should delete the "Auto eth0" profile and create a new wired
>> profile?
>>
>>
>> Sorry, when I first read your message I thought you were setting
>> up a static connection by editing /etc/network/interfaces file. I
>> didn't know that network manager called your profile "Auto eth0".
>> If you are switching things to manual rather than DHCP in network
>> manager, then I don't know why it is getting reset.
>>
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>> I think there's a problem with this in Ubuntu 8.10; the new network
>> manager application doesn't let me click "ok" after I set my static IP
>> settings, and from what I've read, the solution is to disable network
>> manager and configure the card manually. Some quick googling should
>> give you more specifics.
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> How do I do it in Mythbuntu 8.04? I got so fed up and frustrated with
> the video driver issues in 8.10 that I just nuked the box and put 8.04
> back on. Now it comes up as DHCP, and when I go into the Network
> Manager (under "Applications->System->Network") and configure the Wired
> Connection there, it doesn't take. I have to select Unlock then I
> configure it, but it appears that the IP I assign doesn't get assigned.
> If I right click on the Network icon on the top right, the "Connection
> Information" menu item is grayed out. From a terminal, I type "sudo
> ifconfig" and the static IP I assigned doesn't show up for eth0. If I
> ping the IP, it says "network unreachable".
>
> Thanks,
> Harry
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Never mind, I got it. For some reason, the first try at setting the IP
to static didn't take. I tried it again, rebooted, and got my static IP
now. I verified that its right in /etc/network/interfaces.
Thanks anyway!
Harry
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