Static IP address has to be re-entered after every boot

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ccaaee
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Static IP address has to be re-entered after every boot

#1 Post by ccaaee »

This concerns 18.05 HD install frugal

I'm using net-setup.sh (network wizard) as I need a static IP address. After every reboot I always end up with a dhcp attributed address.
Any ideas ????

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#2 Post by bigpup »

What specifically is 18.05?
Is that a Puppy version?

I assume you have made a save and are booting using it?
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#3 Post by jafadmin »

I ALWAYS set up my usual networks with scripts. I use this one to set a static network:

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#!/bin/bash
# 	A script to set lan network
#
## Edit these to suit your needs ##
NIC="eth0"
IPADDR="192.168.100.231"
NETMASK="255.255.255.0"
GATEWAY="192.168.100.1"
DNS="64.6.64.6"
###################################
killall dhcp
ifconfig $NIC down
ifconfig $NIC "$IPADDR" netmask "$NETMASK"
ifconfig $NIC up
route add default gw "$GATEWAY"
echo "nameserver $DNS" > /etc/resolv.conf
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#4 Post by BeeJay »

If possible set static addresses through the router config, not through the OS.
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#5 Post by vtpup »

bigpup wrote:What specifically is 18.05?
Is that a Puppy version?

I assume you have made a save and are booting using it?
Sounds like an Ubuntu version. 18.05 would be Bionic, so maybe BionicPup?

ccaaee: I agree with BeeJay, just set the router to recognize and reserve the desired static address for the client computer's MAC address. Then DHCP will automatically give it the desired address.

Otherwise there can be conflicts if both DHCP and static addresses are used in the same address range on the same router. Which might account for why the OP is sometimes having the problem in the first place.

Other points re. Puppys wireless setup:

Like Bigpup said -- you need a savefile, and also, if using the old standard wifi wizard, you also need to save the wireless profile before using it. Also, be sure to delete any uneeded or duplicate profiles.
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#6 Post by ccaaee »

18.05=upupbb.
I'd quite like to know why, even if I use the network wizard and specify a static that it keeps coming back DHCP. Necessity is the Mother...(see the script later on.)
As for doing this in the router --- I don't want to and shouldn't have to if there are tools available directly in Puppy which are meant to give me a static IP.

Here's the (ugly) wifi script I cobbled together to setup my statc:

killall wpa_supplicant
INTERFACE=`iw dev | grep Interface | awk '{print $2}'` ; echo $INTERFACE
\rm /var/run/wpa_supplicant/$INTERFACE
ip link set $INTERFACE up
### wpa_passphrase "SSID_NAME" "PASS" >> /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
wpa_supplicant -B -D wext -i $INTERFACE -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
ifconfig $INTERFACE 192.168.1.11 up
route add default gw 192.168.1.1
echo "nameserver 192.168.1.1" > /etc/resolv.conf
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