I changed the fixed ip address in network/interfaces on server XYZ, and "ip addr" reflects the change. I rebooted XYZ. I am able to ssh to the system using the new IP addr (192.168.1.1) . However ...

First off, firing up Ubuntu a few months ago was like putting in Windows XP when the last MS product you used was DOS. Wow, things have changed, and for the better.<BR><BR>That said, I'm still a guy ...

If Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) didn’t exist, network administrators would have to manually parcel out IP addresses from the available pool, which ...