On Tue 25 Jan 2022 at 21:27:17 (-0500), gene heskett wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 25, 2022 7:35:54 PM EST David Wright wrote:
> > I can't speak to Gene's wanting a static network configured by his
> > method, but I'm happy to defend my choice.
> >
> It works fine with no complaints.
OK. I've already forgotten what you complained in this thread's OP.
> Here is the bottom of /etc/dhcpcd.conf:
>
> # Example static IP configuration:
> #interface eth0
> #static ip_address=192.168.0.10/24
> #static ip6_address=fd51:42f8:caae:d92e::ff/64
> #static routers=192.168.0.1
> #static domain_name_servers=192.168.0.1 8.8.8.8 fd51:42f8:caae:d92e::1
>
> # It is possible to fall back to a static IP if DHCP fails:
> # define static profile
> profile static_eth0
> static ip_address=192.168.71.13/24
> static routers=192.168.71.1
> static domain_name_servers=192.168.71.1
>
> # fallback to static profile on eth0
> interface eth0
> fallback static_eth0
>
> So if dhcpd fails, it uses the above, and it Just Works.
> And I've not found any reference to it in the man page. So I've no clue
> why it seems to be such a huge, no one knows about it secret.
Drum roll … …
CONTENTS/usr/share/man/man5/dhcpcd.conf.5.gz
DHCPCD.CONF(5) BSD File Formats Manual DHCPCD.CONF(5)
NAME
dhcpcd.conf — dhcpcd configuration file
[ … ]
profile name
Subsequent options are only parsed for this profile name.
[ … ]
static value
Configures a static value. If you set ip_address then dhcpcd
will not attempt to obtain a lease and will just use the value
for the address with an infinite lease time. If you set
ip6_address, dhcpcd will continue auto-configuation as normal.
[ … ]
interface eth0
[ … ]
static ip_address=192.168.0.10/24
[ … ]
static routers=192.168.0.1
static domain_name_servers=192.168.0.1
[ … ]
fallback profile
Fall back to using this profile if DHCP fails. This allows you
to configure a static profile instead of using ZeroConf.
/That/ seems clear enough to me.
But excuse me if I was labouring under the impression that you wanted
to nuke DHCP lest "some coder dinking around in dhcp code thinks the
whole world is volatile".
Cheers,
David.
