Ip address wont stay fixed?

[1pudding1]

Hi,

Im using Ubuntu 8.04. Ive got a WinXP netbook and am wirelessly networking the two. I can only connect from the netbook to Ubuntu if it has a fixed IP address. However, When I assign an IP to Ubuntu, it keeps changing on each boot!?

On the small taskbar network icon, i click and select manual config, then assign the IP in the network settings. Is there another place to set the IP, or another program that is actually controlling the network?

 

[BillytheImpaler]

How about attacking the problem from a different angle? It's usually better, IMO, to set static DHCP in your router so that you never have to set static IP addresses for those machines again, regardless of software.

 

[masterluke]

dunno how to fix it - but i have exactly the same problem

 

[pingwing]

You could write one in the net.conf file which is somewhere in /etc... (gentoo hand book has a lot on this)

I vote Billy's method provided you can get into your router as its simpler

 

[ethos]

Use terminal to edit /etc/network/interface

iface eth0 inet static
address
netmask
gateway

 

[1pudding1]

Hmm, ok think i will go for static dhcp from the router. I have a Linksys WRT54GL, anyone happen to know/recommend which new firmware to use as the stock f/w doesnt support it.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Tomato is the best nowadays.

 

[1pudding1]

Thanks, I'd found Tomato. Thats installed now, static ip's assigned and file transfers and network is working great