setup a static ip address in unix (specifically debian)
August 26th, 2008 by Lawrence David
to setup my server to use a static ip address i edited the file /etc/network/interfaces to include the lines:
iface eth0 inet static
name Ethernet LAN card
address 192.168.2.100
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.2.255
network 192.168.2.0
gateway 192.168.2.1
of course, whomever provides you with your static IP address should also be giving you the appropriate information to fill in here.
