@arubislander Thanks! this is what I was looking for.

@arubislander it "works" as in it connects to a DHCP network but i was wanting fine control over what IP I was requesting. my work requires me to configure networks and connect to devices on networks in this way. there doesn't seem to be built in manual IP settings in Ubuntu Touch, at least graphically, but I'd be interested in finding out how to do this with some kind of CLI or even a script. I'm really well versed in Windows but total noob when it comes to linux.

I'm looking to use my Ubuntu touch device to connect directly, with an OTG ethernet adapter, to a variety of networks. I'll need to be able to adjust the scheme to connect. is there a way graphically to adjust these settings? is a feature like this planned? if not can somebody point me in the right direction for finding a way to do this through the terminal?