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Configure a Local Area Network (LAN) with a Switch on Ubuntu

Configure a local area network (LAN) using an unmanaged switch on Ubuntu Linux: set static IP addresses in Netplan / nmcli, ping hosts, and test throughput.

By lynxbeedev · February 24, 2022 · Updated August 12, 2026 · 1 min read

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Setting up a Local Area Network (LAN) using an unmanaged Ethernet switch requires assigning static IPv4 addresses to connected Linux workstations via Netplan.

Netplan Static IP Configuration

/etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yamlyaml

network:
  version: 2
  renderer: networkd
  ethernets:
    eth0:
      dhcp4: no
      addresses:
        - 192.168.1.10/24

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Netplan Static IP Configuration

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