static IP setup in stratum-1 HOWTO

wis1 at comcast.net wis1 at comcast.net
Mon Sep 14 14:55:31 UTC 2020


>From: Paul Theodoropoulos <paul at anastrophe.com>
>Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2020 6:11 PM
>To: devel <devel at ntpsec.org>
>Subject: Re: static IP setup in stratum-1 HOWTO
>
>The /etc/network/interfaces file, _in its default state upon installation_, is
>written for use with dhcpcd. You can modify it however you like though. I
>don't use dhcpcd, so:
>
>root@ A-ntpVIZ: ~ # systemctl stop dhcpcd && systemctl disable dhcpcd
>root@ A-ntpVIZ: ~ # cat /etc/network/interfaces # interfaces(5) file used by
>ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
>
># Please note that this file is written to be used with dhcpcd # For static IP,
>consult /etc/dhcpcd.conf and 'man dhcpcd.conf'
>
># Include files from /etc/network/interfaces.d:
>source-directory /etc/network/interfaces.d
>
>#auto wlan0
>#iface wlan0 inet static
>#      address 192.168.1.44
>#      netmask 255.255.255.0
>#      gateway 192.168.1.253
>#      wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
>#      wireless-power off
>#      dns-nameservers 192.168.1.44 192.168.1.13
>
>auto eth0
>iface eth0 inet static
>       address 192.168.1.44
>       netmask 255.255.255.0
>       gateway 192.168.1.253
>       dns-nameservers 192.168.1.44 192.168.1.13
>
>That's really all you need.

Yah, that's the conclusion I came to, as well. I'll be using DNS server IP's rather than the server.

Thanks to all for the clarifications.

-wis

>
>On 9/13/2020 17:43 PM, James Browning via devel wrote:
>> On Sun, Sep 13, 2020, at 5:12 PM Gary E. Miller via devel
>> <devel at ntpsec.org> wrote:
>>> Yo Wis!
>>>
>>> On Sun, 13 Sep 2020 15:47:19 -0700
>>> Wis Macomson via devel <devel at ntpsec.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> For setting a static IP, the "Stratum-1-Microserver HOWTO" punts to
>>>> the reference "[EAT-STATIC] Tutorial - How to give your Raspberry Pi
>>>> a Static IP Address"
>>> It all depends on what OS you are using.  I use Gentoo on Raspberry Pi.
>>> Gentoo uses /etc/conf/net
>> Give that that blog post was 'updated' in 2014 I think both bit
>> rotted.[1] The updated Debian handbook is at [2].
>>
>>>> this file contains, for the stock, current Raspberry PI OS (uname -a:
>>>> "Linux raspberrypi 5.4.51-v7l+ #1333 SMP Mon Aug 10 16:51:40 BST
>>>> 2020 armv7l GNU/Linux"):
>>> Sorry, I don't use that distro.  Maybe a Debian person cal help.
>> I am not a Debian person, but I imagine most of them would start
>> suggesting you revert the changes and following the handbook.
>>
>> [1]
>> https://thepihut.com/blogs/raspberry-pi-tutorials/how-to-give-your-ras
>> pberry-pi-a-static-ip-address-update
>> [2]
>> https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-handbook/sect.network-
>config
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