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eth0 inet static----THEN WHAT NEXT.?? HEELP

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AFTER ENTERING THE DATA THAT IS NEEDED IN TO CHANGE THE DHCP TO STATIC IP, I DONT KNOW HOW TO MOVE ON FROM THERE.

I.E

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.1.100
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        network 192.168.1.0
        broadcast 192.168.1.255
        gateway 192.168.1.1

PLEASE HELP.
WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT TO PROCEED FROM THIS PAGE. AM TOTALLY A NOB WITH UBUNTU. AM A STATER.

THANKS

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wendowed (nkelem) said : 		#1

AFTER ENTERING THE DATA THAT IS NEEDED IN TO CHANGE THE DHCP TO STATIC IP, I DONT KNOW HOW TO MOVE ON FROM THERE.

I.E

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.1.100
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        network 192.168.1.0
        broadcast 192.168.1.255
        gateway 192.168.1.1

PLEASE HELP.
WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT TO PROCEED FROM THIS PAGE. AM TOTALLY A NOB WITH UBUNTU. AM A STATER.

THANKS

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Sharar Ravitz (jewfro-macabbi) said : 		#2

If those are the correct setting, save the file and restart networking:

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

But you'll need to add your isp's nameserver settings to resolv.conf:

gksudo gedit /etc/resolv.conf

enter the info

nameserver ip
nameserver ip

save the file.

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wendowed (nkelem) said : 		#3

thanks but how do I save the file before i restart it?

whats the command for save?

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Sharar Ravitz (jewfro-macabbi) said : 		#4

save it in gedit. there's a save button top left.

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