Debian: Setup Static IP Address
NOTE: This works on Debian 13.4.
Here are notes and steps to assign a static IP address for a Debian host.
NOTE: If you are doing this for an Ubuntu host, see this page: Ubuntu: Setup Static IP Address
Net Tools (ipconfig)
Install net tools, so we can use commands like: ipconfig
sudo apt install net-tools
Static IP Address
Static addresses will be defined in a netplan file, configured below.
But, we need to do a few things, first:
- Get the Gateway IP
- Enable Adapters
Get the Gateway IP
You will need to know the gateway address that your host will use.
If the host is not on the desired network, you will need to determine the gateway IP, manually.
Or, you can join the host to the network, and do the following to determine it.
If the host is up, you can run this command to get the current default gateway assigned to it:
ip r | grep default
This command will return the default gateway address, like this:
Enable Adapters
If you added an adapter to the host, it may be in a down state.
To enable it, use this command to find the name:
sudo ip a | grep ^[[:digit:]]The above will give a list, like this:
And, you can enable it with this:
sudo ifconfig eth1 upNOTE: Be sure to use the name of the nic, from the previous call.