[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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