When using Ubuntu as a server OS, you may need to configure it so that the IP address remains consistent. This guide explains how to set a static IP address on Ubuntu. # Check Network Interface Information Enter ip address to check your network interface information. ip address 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000 link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever inet6 ::1/128 scope host valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000 link/ether dc:a6:32:c4:6d:4e brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 192.