IP setting in kubuntu 8.10

Hi Ziaagikian

First, run “ifconfig” to find the name of your network card. It should be eth0, or similar (eth0 will be used throughout this tutorial).
Then, open up your /etc/network/interfaces file with “kdesudo ‘/usr/lib/kde4/bin/kwrite /etc/network/interfaces’”.
It should look something like:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
address 127.0.0.1
netmask 255.0.0.0
auto eth0
#iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto eth1
#iface eth1 inet dhcp
#iface eth2 inet dhcp
#iface ath0 inet dhcp

first, uncomment the line which says:

iface eth0 inet static

Now we have to add some lines which are highly dependant on your individual setup and network/ISP

address 192.168.0.2

put your desired address here

netmask 255.255.255.0

netmask should always be like this, unless your ISP says different or you have set it up differently(if
you’ve done that, you probably don’t need this guide.)

gateway 192.168.0.1

This is the IP of your ISP/Router

broadcast 192.168.0.255

This should be provided by your ISP, if not, it is the first 3 sections of the gateway followed by the
first section of the netmask.

the whole section should look like this:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.0.2
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.0.1
broadcast 192.168.0.255

Now, we need to edit our resolv.conf and add our DNS nameserver(s)

open the file with “kdesudo ‘/usr/lib/kde4/bin/kwrite /etc/resolv.conf’”

add a line like so:

nameserver 208.67.222.222

This is the line for the OpenDNS nameserver, you can use the one from your ISP
by simply replaceing the above IP with their’s.

Finally, run “sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart” and you should be connected!