I've attempted to set up a static ip address for my home computer (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS), and have followed a few online instructions to no avail.
my interfaces file was :
auto l0
iface lo inet loopback
allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
address 192.168.1.151
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1
dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8
when I reboot the machine and type ifconfig in the terminal my wlan0 ipv4 was successfully changed to 192.168.1.151 but there is no wireless connection detected.
i did the …