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Ommadawn
Asked: 2019-01-12 04:38:44 +0800 CST

/etc/network/interfaces is not changing my static IP

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I'm using xubuntu and I have set my /etc/network/interfaces file like this:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto enp0s3
iface enp0s3 inet static
    address 192.168.1.10
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    network 192.168.1.0
    gateway 192.168.1.1
    dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8

When I reboot the system and run ifconfig command, everything is ok:

enp0s3: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet 192.168.1.10  netmask 255.255.255.0  broadcast 192.168.1.255
        [...]
lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING>  mtu 65536
        inet 127.0.0.1  netmask 255.0.0.0
        [...]

But, when I update the /etc/network/interfaces file changing the IP to 192.168.1.20 and do this:

sudo ifdown -a && sudo ifup -a

The ifconfig command show me the same IP (192.168.1.10) as before. Moreover, I can do a ping to both addresses and they answer.

I can't see the expected IP (192.168.1.20) until I reboot the system. Even a sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart execution can't solve that...

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

PS: I have disabled the GUI Network Manager to avoid conflicts.

EDIT: I have used sudo ifdown enp0s3 && sudo ifup -v enp0s3 and this is the result:

Configuring interface enp0s3=enp0s3 (inet)
/bin/run-parts --exit-on-error --verbose /etc/network/if-pre-up.d
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wireless-tools
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant
/bin/ip addr add 192.168.1.20/255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255       dev enp0s3 label enp0s3
/bin/ip link set dev enp0s3   up
 /bin/ip route add default via 192.168.1.1  dev enp0s3 onlink 
/bin/run-parts --exit-on-error --verbose /etc/network/if-up.d
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/avahi-autoipd
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/avahi-daemon
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/wpasupplicant

EDIT2:

Every time I edit the /etc/network/interfaces, change the static IP address and restart the network, it's like if I were adding new IPs to my machine. I can ping to each one I write!!

networking static-ip

1 Answers

    1. Check the IP with ping;
    2. Then check IP, it will assign dynamically into LAN or not, If IP assign to another machine in your LAN then it will come 'IP conflict';
    3. If not, add static IP (192.168.1.20) in /etc/network/interfaces;
    4. Then restart networking with the command service networking restart;
    5. then run command ifdown enp0s3 && ifup enp0s3 if you don't want to restart.
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