Assign Static IP to Ubuntu Installation

Assigning a Static IP

Login to your MindTouch server via SSH and type out the following command:

nano /etc/network/interfaces

After you type in the above command hit Enter and you will be presented with the following screen:

# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

Type out your network settings so that it matches the following format (Note: your network settings will vary then the example):

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.90
gateway 192.168.1.1
netmask 255.255.255.0

 *Note: address is the Static IP address that you want to assign the MindTouch

Tips:

• Make sure you ping the static IP before you assign it to MindTouch to ensure that it isn't being used by another device
• On XP the way to find out your network settings is go to Start->Run->type cmd and hit enter ->type ipconfig /all

Once you have verified that your settings are accurate then exit out of the editor by hitting CTRL X on your keyboard

You will be prompted to save the file to do so type Y

Hit Enter at the screen below and your changes will be applied to the file

After you have saved restart your networking by typing the following
 

/etc/init.d/networking restart

Once you have restarted networking type ifconfig and verify that your static IP has been assigned to one of the network connections