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There comes a time when you might have to configure Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution with a static IP address. While you can't change your external static IP address, since it's the one your ...

I changed the fixed ip address in network/interfaces on server XYZ, and "ip addr" reflects the change. I rebooted XYZ. I am able to ssh to the system using the new IP addr (192.168.1.1) . However ...