Static Ip Configuration - ZeeVee ZyPer User Manual

Before continuing, make sure that the static IP address being used does
not conflict with any DHCP-assigned addresses. In addition, the following
steps make use of the Linux Emacs editor which is beyond the scope of
this manual. If you are unfamiliar with this editor, contact your system
administrator for assistance.
1. At the prompt, launch the Emacs editor using the following command.
zyper@zyper:~$ sudo emacs /etc/network/interfaces
2. Enter the password. The default password is zyper. The password will not be
echoed to the screen.
zyper@zyper:~$ sudo emacs /etc/network/interfaces
[sudo] password for zyper:
3. Once the correct password is entered, the screen will display the Emacs editor.
Information, similar to the following, will be contained in the interfaces file.
4.
auto eth0
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
#auto eth0
#iface eth0 inet static
#address 192.168.1.8
#netmask 255.255.255.0
#gateway 192.168.1.1
Lines that have the # symbol are not executed. So, we need to remove them and
place them at the beginning of the first three lines.
5. Change the file so it appear as follows, making sure that your own IP settings are
used.
#auto eth0
#allow-hotplug eth0
#iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 10.5.68.100
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 10.5.68.1

Static IP Configuration

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Getting Started