In computing, a network interface is a system’s (software and/or hardware) interface between two pieces of equipment or protocol layers in a computer network.

A network interface will usually have some form of network address. Below I show how to setup a network interface with IPv4.

01 – Getting superuser access

In Ubuntu:

# sudo su
In Debian:
> # su –

02 – Edit interface settings

Edit the interfaces file:

# nano /etc/network/interfaces
Change “dhcp” to “static” configuration and fill the follow areas with your network information.

network-interface

Restart network service:

# /etc/init.d/networking restart

03 – Test

To test if everything is working ok, run:

# ifconfig
The result need to be something like this:

network-interface-2

And that’s it. Any question, just leave a comment below.

See ya!