Question: How Do I Change Network Settings in Ubuntu Server?
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Where is network configuration file in Ubuntu?

In /etc/network/interfaces, the basic configuration of interfaces is stored. Edit the /etc/network/interfaces by entering the following command in terminal. Save the file and restart networking services using the below command.

How do I change network settings in Linux?

To change your IP address on Linux, use the “ifconfig” command followed by the name of your network interface and the new IP address to be changed on your computer. To assign the subnet mask, you can either add a “netmask” clause followed by the subnet mask or use the CIDR notation directly.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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