static ip ubuntu

# On Virtual Box?
# Ensure your networking type is bridged interface or this will fail

sudo vim /etc/network/interfaces

# comment (#) out all lines that are there and add this to the bottom (however, replace
#   the * in the address with whatever you want the static IP to be, e.g., my goal is a
#   static IP of: 192.168.1.140, so the address line should be: address 192.168.1.140):

auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet static
	# this value should be whatever you want the end static IP to be.
	address 192.168.1.*
	netmask 255.255.255.0
	gateway 192.168.1.1

# save file

sudo vim /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/base

# comment (#) out all lines that are there and add this to the bottom:

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

# save file

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart


# ifconfig to check it