If your Ubuntu 11.10 server, has a DHCP assigned IP address and you want to allocate a static IP address you will need to do the following: edit the file /etc/network/interfaces sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces You will notice the following lines: auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp This needs to be changed to: auto eth0 iface eth0 … Continue reading How do i setup a static IP address – Ubuntu 11.10