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Topic: How do I set up a static IP permanently??

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althena77

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Posted: April 26 2005,21:37

Hello!!

I have the problem that every time I reboot DSL the static IP I set last time is lost and the network switched back to DHCP.
Searching this forum I found out that I have to edit it into the file bootlocal.sh. However I an not that much experienced with Linux yet and have no idea what I should edit in this file. Could perhaps someone give me an example on how to edit it??

Thank you very much and greetings

althena77

ke4nt1

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Posted: April 27 2005,02:58

Welcome..

Let the search button at the top of this page be your guide..

I entered " static " as the keyword.
I chose " All Forums"
I chose " From the Beginning"
Then clicked "search"

and I came up with many useful posts describing your exact question.

Here is an example to get you started that you requested..
http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....-static

We can't give you exact texts to type into your bootlocal.sh,
because we don't know the details of your network setup.
( the actual numbers, etc.. - those should remain private - known by you only )

But the above link should get you going in the right direction.

Basically, it's like this..

ifconfig eth0 ip xx.xx.xx.xx
route add default gw yy.yy.yy.yy
echo nameserver aa.aa.aa.aa > /etc/resolv.conf
echo nameserver bb.bb.bb.bb >> /etc/resolv.conf
ifup eth0

which I just copy/pasted from the link above

To edit the bootlocal.sh file..
open a shell, and type

" sudo beaver /opt/bootlocal.sh "

Let us know..

73
ke4nt

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Posted: April 27 2005,03:34

Or, you can go into your router's configuration and assign your NIC's mac address to a specific IP address.

It makes it a LOT easier when you run several OSes on the same box.

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