In order to set a static IP address on Ubuntu Server 22.04, you need to configure it through netplan.
You can view the current network information using networkctl by running the following command:
networkctl status
This will output something similar to:
● State: routable
Online state: online
Address: 192.168.0.130 on ens192
fe80::250:56ff:fea2:b891 on ens192
Gateway: 192.168.0.1 on ens192
DNS: 192.168.0.54
Jul 06 11:21:46 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: DHCPv6 lease lost
Jul 06 11:24:32 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: Re-configuring with /run/systemd/network/10-netplan-ens192.network
Jul 06 11:24:32 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: DHCPv6 lease lost
Jul 06 11:24:32 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: Re-configuring with /run/systemd/network/10-netplan-ens192.network
Jul 06 11:24:32 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: DHCPv6 lease lost
Jul 06 11:50:58 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: Re-configuring with /run/systemd/network/10-netplan-ens192.network
Jul 06 11:50:58 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: DHCPv6 lease lost
Jul 06 11:50:59 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: Re-configuring with /run/systemd/network/10-netplan-ens192.network
Jul 06 11:50:59 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: DHCPv6 lease lost
Jul 06 11:50:59 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: DHCPv4 address 192.168.0.130/24 via 192.168.0.1
Let's configure the network device ens192 to use the static IP address 192.168.0.81, DNS server at 192.168.0.54, and gateway at 192.168.0.1. Create the file /etc/netplan/99-static-ip.yaml with the contents:
network:
version: 2
renderer: networkd
ethernets:
ens192:
addresses:
- 192.168.0.81/24
dhcp4: false
dhcp6: false
nameservers:
addresses:
- 192.168.0.54
routes:
- to: default
via: 192.168.0.1
Apply the configuration by running the command (WARNING: this will kill any active SSH connections):
sudo netplan apply
Check the new network information:
networkctl status
You should see output similar to:
● State: routable
Online state: online
Address: 192.168.0.81 on ens192
fe80::250:56ff:fea2:b891 on ens192
Gateway: 192.168.0.1 on ens192
DNS: 192.168.0.54
Jul 06 11:50:58 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: Re-configuring with /run/systemd/network/10-netplan-ens192.network
Jul 06 11:50:58 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: DHCPv6 lease lost
Jul 06 11:50:59 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: Re-configuring with /run/systemd/network/10-netplan-ens192.network
Jul 06 11:50:59 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: DHCPv6 lease lost
Jul 06 11:50:59 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: DHCPv4 address 192.168.0.130/24 via 192.168.0.1
Jul 06 11:59:17 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: Re-configuring with /run/systemd/network/10-netplan-ens192.network
Jul 06 11:59:17 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: DHCP lease lost
Jul 06 11:59:17 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: DHCPv6 lease lost
Jul 06 11:59:17 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: Re-configuring with /run/systemd/network/10-netplan-ens192.network
Jul 06 11:59:17 myserver systemd-networkd[1548]: ens192: DHCPv6 lease lost