ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo dhclient eth0 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.6 Copyright 2004-2007 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 Listening on LPF/eth0/00:19:db:38:f8:82 Sending on LPF/eth0/00:19:db:38:f8:82 Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8 DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 19 DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4 No DHCPOFFERS received. No working leases in persistent database - sleeping. ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo ifconfig eth0 inet 192.168.2.150 && route default gw 192.168.2.1 Usage: route [-nNvee] [-FC] [] List kernel routing tables route [-v] [-FC] {add|del|flush} ... Modify routing table for AF. route {-h|--help} [] Detailed usage syntax for specified AF. route {-V|--version} Display version/author and exit. -v, --verbose be verbose -n, --numeric don't resolve names -e, --extend display other/more information -F, --fib display Forwarding Information Base (default) -C, --cache display routing cache instead of FIB =Use '-A ' or '--'; default: inet List of possible address families (which support routing): inet (DARPA Internet) inet6 (IPv6) ax25 (AMPR AX.25) netrom (AMPR NET/ROM) ipx (Novell IPX) ddp (Appletalk DDP) x25 (CCITT X.25) ubuntu@ubuntu:~$