full set of notes needed to set up a static ip address

static ipaddress ubuntu

# derived from http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/screed/?p=1669
# and comments, and needed modifications to work on 10.10

sudo cp /etc/network/interfaces /etc/network/interfaces~backup
sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces

## leave this alone
## auto lo
## iface lo inet loopback


## edit the eth0 to have static ip address 192.168.1.11
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.11
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1
network 192.168.1.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255


### final file looks like (sans comment first character on all lines)
# # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# 
# # The loopback network interface
# auto lo
# iface lo inet loopback
# 
# # The primary network interface
# auto eth0
# iface eth0 inet static
# address 192.168.1.11
# netmask 255.255.255.0
# gateway 192.168.1.1
# network 192.168.1.0
# broadcast 192.168.1.255