Same IP for eth0 and wifi0

[UbuntU-ME]

I have a ubuntu box which i use to connect to a local area connection where we friends play game and a lot of file sharing. Is it possible that i assign the same ip to my eth0 and wifi0? I don't want my friends getting confused with which ip i am using. Please help...

[SmirnOFF]

On a same computer you cannot provide same ip address to more then one network adapter. You cannot use the same ip for different computers too... All ip address must be unique...

[UbuntU-ME]

I want to give the same ip to both the interfaces because there will be no confusion. Also i will use any one connection at a time... Is it possible in such case? Please help...

[FaMe FacToR]

In such case it is possible, but you will have to configure your interface when you use it, you cannot assign one ip to more then one interface at a time... You will have to change the ip of wifi0 before you assign its ip to eth0.

[kate23]

sudo ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0

when done:

sudo ifdown eth0

sudo ifconfig wifi0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0

when done:

sudo ifdown wifi0

Hope this helps.

[Big Fish]

You can follow this method First create a backup of your network interfaces file by typing the following in the console: 'cp /etc/network/interfaces /etc/network/interfaces.backup'
Type 'vim /etc/network/interfaces' to hit enter. Press 'i' to enter into insert (editing) mode. Scroll down to seer network interface card in the file and alter 'iface eth0 inet dhcp' to 'iface eth0 inet static'.append the following lines, substituting the IP address numbers with your desired configuration:

address 192.168.0.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.0.0
broadcast 192.168.0.255
gateway 192.168.0.1
dns-nameservers 216.10.119.241

Save and exit from the file by pressing Escape then ":wq" and Enter
Type 'ifdown eth0' and press enter.Type 'ifup eth0' and press enter.