Static IP (Ubuntu 9.04)

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Mon, 10/5/09, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Static IP (Ubuntu 9.04)
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Monday, October 5, 2009, 8:00 AM
> Michael White wrote:
> > Ok guys my first real problem with Ubuntu.
> > 
> > I want to set up a static IP address for this computer
> so that I can use TVersity.
> > 
> > Remember that I am still new to Linux and please bear
> with me because the sooner I can learn what everything does
> and all the commands the sooner I won't need help and I can
> help others.
> > 
> > I have read several articles on the issue at hand.
> Each one of them saying a something different. I want
> someone to walk me through this process if they would.
> > 
> > I am using a Linksys router. DHCP is enabled.
> > 
> > The IP that I wish to use is 192.168.1.250
> > The default gateway for the router is 192.168.1.1
> > Finally the DNS servers are: 
> > 24.158.63.8
> > 24.158.63.9
> > 24.197.97.136 (never seen this one before but it
> showed up with the ipconfig /all command in windows XP.)
> > 
> > Obviously the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0
> > 
> > Thanks in advance for the help.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >       
> > 
>     I tried to get my Ubuntu 9.04 to use a
> pre-set ip and like 
> you I found the information was conflicting. I do know for
> a 
> fact that wica will not now support a fixed ip. It may in 
> future versions.
> 
>     Newwork Manager does have a way to set a
> particular ip and it 
> displays this always. But it is tricky and I have yet to
> succeed.
> 
I may be wrong and apologize if so, but I think Karl really means wicd instead of wica; at least a google on wica doesn't show anything about static IP's or networking. An "aptitude search wica" also picks up nothing.  Am I right Karl?

In my personal experience, and many others too, wicd just works whereas I've had trouble with NM.  YMMV
 
Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net