Re: How to fix ipaddress

[Clive Standbridge <Clive.Standbridge@myriadgroup.com>]

> I set /etc/network/interfaces as follows :
>      auto lo
>      iface lo inet loopback
>      allow-hotplug eth0
>      iface eth0 inet static
>            address 192.168.0.7
>            netmask 255.255.255.0
>            network 192.168.0.0
>            broadcaset 192.168.0.255
>            gateway 192.168.0.1
>            dns-nameservers 192.168.0.1
>            dns-search kornet
> 
> 
> Sometimes ip address is set to 192.168.0.7.
> But somtimes ip address is set to 169.254.171.33
> which is not set by me, and I don't konw why that address
> is set to my ip address.
> I want to set my ipaddress 192.168.0.7 always.


Try changing
     allow-hotplug eth0
to
     auto eth0

That seems more reliable (subjectively).

Cheers,
Clive