Comments on: Switch to Static IP on Ubuntu Server http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2007/01/27/switch-to-static-ip-on-ubuntu-server/ you were expecting someone else? Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:25:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: joshua http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2007/01/27/switch-to-static-ip-on-ubuntu-server/comment-page-1/#comment-38692 joshua Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:33:05 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2007/01/27/switch-to-static-ip-on-ubuntu-server/#comment-38692 <p>the tutorial it's great, and it works but i am getting some kind of problems, after 3 - 4 hours the server is not reacheable, but if i do a ping request from the server to any host then the server its reachable again. I don't know what could it be. help please...</p> the tutorial it’s great, and it works but i am getting some kind of problems, after 3 – 4 hours the server is not reacheable, but if i do a ping request from the server to any host then the server its reachable again. I don’t know what could it be. help please…

]]> By: Frankie Pochintesta http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2007/01/27/switch-to-static-ip-on-ubuntu-server/comment-page-1/#comment-38683 Frankie Pochintesta Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:42:10 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2007/01/27/switch-to-static-ip-on-ubuntu-server/#comment-38683 <p>I have attempted to post a response here and every time I submit the form times out the screen or provides an error. Can the author possibly look into the reason there is a problem?</p> I have attempted to post a response here and every time I submit the form times out the screen or provides an error. Can the author possibly look into the reason there is a problem?

]]> By: Skeptik http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2007/01/27/switch-to-static-ip-on-ubuntu-server/comment-page-1/#comment-38584 Skeptik Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:33:48 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2007/01/27/switch-to-static-ip-on-ubuntu-server/#comment-38584 <p>On a newly installed ubuntu ur primary eth is in dhcp, then u set it static by updating /etc/network/interface (u can edit resolv.conf also for dns) following given instructions on this page, but it might hapen that a dhcpclient is still running on ur server and will overwrite ur static settings periodically.</p> <p>If that happens, I wouldn’t recommend removing dhcp-client like some web resources advice u. Because What if one day u want to get an IP from ur DHCP, what if ur PC has more than one nic and one needs a DHCP IP ?</p> <p>then try a :</p> <p>ps ax|grep dhc</p> <p>u probably will see a running dhclient3 process running or a dhclient if u runned it by hand</p> <p>kill them respectively with :</p> <p>killall dhclient3 killall dhclient</p> <p>then a “ps ax|grep dhc” should show no dhcp client running. Now ur server is set to ur static IP and wont request dhcp IPs anymore, even on reboot.</p> <p>but u still can request for a dhcp IP by hand.</p> On a newly installed ubuntu ur primary eth is in dhcp, then u set it static by updating /etc/network/interface (u can edit resolv.conf also for dns) following given instructions on this page, but it might hapen that a dhcpclient is still running on ur server and will overwrite ur static settings periodically.

If that happens, I wouldn’t recommend removing dhcp-client like some web resources advice u. Because What if one day u want to get an IP from ur DHCP, what if ur PC has more than one nic and one needs a DHCP IP ?

then try a :

ps ax|grep dhc

u probably will see a running dhclient3 process running or a dhclient if u runned it by hand

kill them respectively with :

killall dhclient3 killall dhclient

then a “ps ax|grep dhc” should show no dhcp client running. Now ur server is set to ur static IP and wont request dhcp IPs anymore, even on reboot.

but u still can request for a dhcp IP by hand.

]]> By: ANON http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2007/01/27/switch-to-static-ip-on-ubuntu-server/comment-page-1/#comment-38533 ANON Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:36:07 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2007/01/27/switch-to-static-ip-on-ubuntu-server/#comment-38533 <p>Just highlight the letters to make it easier to read.</p> Just highlight the letters to make it easier to read.

]]> By: peter http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2007/01/27/switch-to-static-ip-on-ubuntu-server/comment-page-1/#comment-38505 peter Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:40:19 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2007/01/27/switch-to-static-ip-on-ubuntu-server/#comment-38505 <p>can NOT read white letters on black background. please change it! thank you</p> can NOT read white letters on black background. please change it! thank you

]]> By: Robert http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2007/01/27/switch-to-static-ip-on-ubuntu-server/comment-page-1/#comment-11455 Robert Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:23:07 +0000 http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2007/01/27/switch-to-static-ip-on-ubuntu-server/#comment-11455 <p>Thanks mate, this helped a ton! Much easier than the instructions in the server guide!</p> Thanks mate, this helped a ton! Much easier than the instructions in the server guide!

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