Change Ubuntu Desktop from DHCP to a Static IP Address
If you’ve installed your Ubuntu installation with DHCP, it’s really easy to reconfigure your system to use a static IP address with the GUI based Network Settings dialog.
To open the utility, go to System Administration Networking
You’ll see your network adapter in the list. Click the Properties button, and you’ll see this dialog:
Just change the drop-down box to Static IP address, and then put in your static settings. Ubuntu is so easy, isn’t it ?
