How to explicitly drop dynamic network connection in favor of static one?

[Matthew Flaschen]

Derek Broughton wrote:

> (OK, afaik network-manager still doesn't handle the static IP

You make that sound like a minor detail, when static IPs are the
foundation on which the internet is built.

> , but it does a
> better job that /etc/network/interfaces for DHCP).

Then, it must be perfect, which is questionable given all the postings
on this list...

Matt Flaschen