Static IP assignment for an already launched instance

[muraleee]

I have seen the document that explains setting up static IPs (https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/how-to-configure-static-ips/35454/2). That works when done during launch. I was wondering if there is a way to do this for an instance that has already been setup without static IPs. I am using Hyper V.

I tried adding “eth1” interface as a Network Adapter attached to a new Network Switch. Then I setup up the netplan yaml and restarted the instance. However, it does not seem to work.

[ricab]

Hi @muraleee, Multipass itself does not support configuring networks on existing instances at that granularity. However, you can do something like below, after creating a private switch for it:

multipass set local.bridged-network="YourSwitch"
multipass set local.<instance-name>.bridged=true

Then yes, you would need to shell into the instance and apply a netplan inside, using the MAC address of the new interface that was added to the instance. I never tried this on Windows myself, so you may need additional configuration on the switch.