There ar multiple ways on how to set your Fedora 31 system with a static IP address. Using the nmcli
is perhaps the simplest regardless of GUI is currently your system configured with.
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to set static IP address
- How to set DNS server IP address
- How to Gateway IP address
- How to apply / restart network
Software Requirements and Conventions Used
Category | Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used |
---|---|
System | Fedora 31 |
Software | N/A |
Other | Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command. |
Conventions |
# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user |
Configure static IP address on Fedora 31 step by step instructions
- Open up terminal and obtain the name or UUID of the network connection you with to configure with static IP address. Example:
$ sudo nmcli connection show NAME UUID TYPE DEVICE Wired connection 1 91d78f79-c7cf-32fc-8a91-bc3d587a2461 ethernet enp0s3 virbr0 b5402c70-eb3d-4a45-a7ad-43e1652798b1 bridge virbr0
The UUID of the network connection we wish to change is
91d78f79-c7cf-32fc-8a91-bc3d587a2461
. - Use
nmcli
command to set the example static IP address192.168.1.127/24
, DNS8.8.8.8
, gateway192.168.1.1
and configuration method asmanual
. Change the bellow settings to suit your needs and use the UUID you have retrieved in the previous step:$ sudo nmcli connection modify 91d78f79-c7cf-32fc-8a91-bc3d587a2461 IPv4.address 192.168.1.127/24 $ sudo nmcli connection modify 91d78f79-c7cf-32fc-8a91-bc3d587a2461 IPv4.gateway 192.168.1.1 $ sudo nmcli connection modify 91d78f79-c7cf-32fc-8a91-bc3d587a2461 IPv4.dns 8.8.8.8 $ sudo nmcli connection modify 91d78f79-c7cf-32fc-8a91-bc3d587a2461 IPv4.method manual
- Restart your network to apply changes:
$ sudo nmcli connection down 91d78f79-c7cf-32fc-8a91-bc3d587a2461 $ sudo nmcli connection up 91d78f79-c7cf-32fc-8a91-bc3d587a2461
All done.