
Here, we will see how to configure static IP Address in Ubuntu 18.04 with netplan – new network configuration tool.Īlso, at later of the article, we will take a look at how to use ifupdown ( /etc/network/interfaces / Network Manager) for assigning static IP Address in Ubuntu 18.04.

READ: How to configure DHCP server on CentOS 7 / Ubuntu 18.04 / 16.04 / Debian 9

In some cases, these tasks are taken care using DHCP (Dynamic Network Configuration Protocol) which handles assigning IP Address to Desktop and Servers.īut, if you look at the bigger infrastructure, they use static IP to avoid network problems due non-availability of DHCP server. The first task for anyone after the installation of Ubuntu will be setting up an IP address to a system.
