Ubuntu – How to configure ubuntu to have a static IP address but still use DHCP for other configuration information

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I want to use DHCP to pick up the network configuration information including DNS, but still assign a static IP address.

On OS X, this is "Using DHCP with manual address", but I see no similar configuration option for ubuntu in the GUI, and I can't find any information about how to configure /etc/network/interfaces to do that.

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Or you can just set up IP address reservations in your DHCP server. This associates IP addresses with specific MAC addresses, so that the same network interface always gets the same IP address. Consult your DHCP server documentation for details.

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Ubuntu – How to configure an interface to have both a DHCP address and a static address in Ubuntu

You use eth:N notation for that.

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

auto eth0:0
iface eth0:0 inet static
        address 192.168.32.10
        netmask 255.255.255.0

Windows – How to give static IP in the office and use DHCP at home

If you have control over the DHCP server at work, you could assign yourself a static IP by MAC address and use DHCP both at home and at the office.

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