I just realized some might not understand what a gate ip is or broadcast etc.. So here is a demo example of how you could configure this.
Via ssh command line
nano /etc/network/interfaces
### Put the following in
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
auto eth0
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.9.100
netmask 255.255.255.255
broadcast 192.168.9.100
gateway 192.168.9.1
dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8
## Just to be sure gateway is working correctly add the below
post-up /sbin/ip route add 192.168.9.1 dev eth0
post-up /sbin/ip route add default via 192.168.9.1
pre-down /sbin/ip route delete 192.168.9.1 dev eth0
pre-down /sbin/ip route delete default via 192.168.9.1
## End of /etc/network/interfaces
For ip’s not on the same network segment often times like in data center environments you will have to do some thing like this. Below is an example keep in mind typically all these ip’s will be public ip’s not private ip’s
Via ssh command line
nano /etc/network/interfaces
### Put the following in
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
auto eth0
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.9.100
netmask 255.255.255.255
broadcast 192.168.9.100
gateway 10.0.0.254
dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 ##Use their DNS name servers Trust me!
## Just to be sure gateway is working correctly add the below
post-up /sbin/ip route add 10.0.0.254 dev eth0
post-up /sbin/ip route add default via 10.0.0.254
pre-down /sbin/ip route delete 10.0.0.254 dev eth0
pre-down /sbin/ip route delete default via 10.0.0.254
## End of /etc/network/interfaces
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Via ssh command line
nano /etc/network/interfaces
### Put the following in
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
auto eth0
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address ipaddr
netmask 255.255.255.255
broadcast ipaddr
gateway 192.168.1.1
dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8
## Just to be sure gateway is working correctly add the below
post-up /sbin/ip route add Gatewayip dev eth0
post-up /sbin/ip route add default via Gatewayip
pre-down /sbin/ip route delete Gatewayip dev eth0
pre-down /sbin/ip route delete default via Gatewayip
## End of /etc/network/interfaces
I hope the above helps you in setting your static ip on your system..
Good luck if you need anything just holler!
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I loaded the new image and did the original set up with DHCP.
I log on to the Console using root enter the info using the ASL-Menu and save it but the IP remains DHCP.
After hitting OK there is a quick flash of some info at the bottom of the screen but its is gone before I can read it.
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