Ubuntu server 20.04 change network connection
Getting to grips with Ubuntu server, after a couple of messed up set up attempts, I've actually got everything configured how I want and I'm buzzing with having my own home server. I've had an old pc kicking about for a few years and I never thought to turn it into a server.
Anyway, there is no ethernet connection where I currently have the server so I setup with WiFi. However, I'm wanting to now connect it to the network with ethernet via a couple of power line adaptors. Is this possible without messing up my install and any connections I have already made to the server? Is there a way I can give the ethernet connection the same IP address as the WiFi connection? My router has DCHP but I can get into it and turn it off if needs be.
I'm not exactly new to linux but I'm no expert either. If anyone can help then it would be appreciated
@heynnema thanks for your reply. Here's the info you asked for. I'm now connected by ethernet but not getting full speed. Any help?
sudo lshw -C network
*-network description: Ethernet interface product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0 logical name: enp2s0 version: 03 serial: 00:25:64:86:47:57 size: 100Mbit/s capacity: 1Gbit/s width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 duplex=full firmware=rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw ip=192.168.1.237 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s resources: irq:18 ioport:e800(size=256) memory:fdfff000-fdffffff memory:fdff8000-fdffbfff memory:febe0000-febfffffcat /etc/netplan/*.yaml
# This is the network config written by 'subiquity'
network: ethernets: enp2s0: dhcp4: true version: 2cat /etc/network/interfaces
# ifupdown has been replaced by netplan(5) on this system. See
# /etc/netplan for current configuration.
# To re-enable ifupdown on this system, you can run:
# sudo apt install ifupdown
