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How to set a static IP address and static DNS on LED Ticker

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Blake Freeman
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This article describes how to set a static IP address and static DNS on your ticker Media Player running Lubuntu 14.04 or Ubuntu 11.10.

How do I know if I'm running Lubuntu 14.04 or Ubuntu 11.10?

  1. In terminal, type lsb_release -r and press enter. The version of Ubuntu that you're running will be listed in the output next to Release:
    • If you see 14.04 next to Release, then you're running Lubuntu 14.04

    • If you see 11.10 next to Release, then you're running Ubuntu 11.10

Instructions for Lubuntu 14.04

Add a static IP and static DNS servers to the interfaces and head files

  1. In terminal, type sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces and press enter. You will be asked to enter a password which is "riselocal" with no double-quotes.
  2. In the interfaces file, you will be changing the settings under the auto eth0 section
  3. On the iface eth0 inet dhcp line, replace dhcp with static, press enter to start a new line
    1. Type address followed by your static IP address, press enter to start a new line
    2. Type netmask followed by your subnet mask, press enter to start a new line
    3. Type gateway followed by your gateway address, press enter to start a new line
    4. Type dns-nameservers followed by your DNS server addresses. If you require more than one DNS server make sure to put a space between addresses.
  4. Close the text editor, saving your changes
  5. In terminal, type sudo gedit /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/head and press enter
    1. In the head file, go to the end of the existing text, hit Enter x2, ​this will put a blank line between the text and what you’ll enter in the next steps.
    2. Type nameserver followed by your first DNS server address, press enter to start a new line
    3. Type nameserver followed by your secondary DNS server address.

  6. Close the text editor, saving your changes
  7. In terminal, type sudo reboot to restart your Media Player

Instructions for Ubuntu 11.10

Add a static IP and static DNS servers to the interfaces and resolv.conf files

  1. In terminal, type sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces and press enter. You will be asked to enter a password which is "riselocal" with no double-quotes.
  2. In the interfaces file, you will be changing the settings under the auto eth0 section


  3. On the iface eth0 inet dhcp line, replace dhcp with static, press enter to start a new line
    1. Type address followed by your static IP address, press enter to start a new line
    2. Type netmask followed by your subnet mask, press enter to start a new line
    3. Type gateway followed by your gateway address, press enter to start a new line

  4. Close the text editor, saving your changes
  5. In terminal, type sudo gedit /etc/resolv.conf and press enter. You may be asked to type in the password again -- use the same password as listed in step 1.
    1. In the resolv.conf file, replace the IP next to the nameserver text on the first line with the IP of your primary DNS server, press enter to start a new line.
    2. Type nameserver followed by your secondary DNS server address

  6. Close the text editor, saving your changes
  7. In terminal, type sudo reboot to restart your Media Player

 

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