• sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces


change iface eth0 (or whatever the adapter is) from dhcp to static (just replace the word dhcp to static


tab indent all of the following

type address [IP]

type netmask [your subnet mask]

network [your network, use zeros for avaiable IPs on the network]

broadcast [broadcast IP]

gateway [your gateway]

dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4


  • crtl+x
  • yes
  • enter



Example:

    address 192.168.0.2

    netmask 255.255.255.0

    network 192.168.0.0

    broadcast 192.168.0.255

    gateway 192.168.0.1

    dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4