Assigning Static IP address

[Member eyekay234]

Hello,

I am trying to set up my laptop to have a static ip address so that the ip doesnt keep changing. I have run the following commands and got stuck at the last one..

ip -c link show
ip -c addr show wlan0

Then i see the ip address assigned via dhcp which i want to make permanent.

When i now run sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

i dont see how to assign the ip address manually.

Can someone help out as the commands here dont help : https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/add-configure-set-up-static-ip-address-on-debianlinux/

[Member Xecure]

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You must avoid using dhcp and instead use inet static
See the configuration this user posted.

newuser wrote:

`auto lo wlan0
iface lo inet loopback
iface wlan0 inet static
address 192.168.1.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
network 182.168.1.0
gateway 192.168.1.1
dns-nameserver 192.168.1.1
wpa-psk ******
wpa-ssid ******

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[Member eyekay234]

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After i run : ip -c addr show wlan0
This is what i see:
3: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,DYNAMIC,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
link/ether 78:dd:08:f5:1a:dd brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 10.1.1.83/24 brd 10.1.1.255 scope global wlan0
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 fe80::7add:8ff:fef5:1add/64 scope link
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

But when i run sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

this is all i see:
GNU nano 5.9 /etc/network/interfaces I #——————————————————————————
# /etc/network/interfaces
#
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
# Used by ceni but not by connman
#——————————————————————————

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

How do i go about setting what you described above?

[Member Xecure]

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Are you connecting using Ceni or connman?

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I just connected via Connman But if you can provide me with instructions for both I will appreciate it as i dont know which would be easier to use

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For connman:
in cmst (the gui interface), you can edit the access point configuration.

Go to the “Details” tab and select your Wireless Access Point from the drop-down box.
Click on the “Configuration” button at the bottom-right of the window. It should open a new small window to let you edit some options.
On the “IPv4” section, you can switch the connection method from DHCP to MANUAL. Address is where your static IP should go. Netmask you normally use 255.255.255.0 (or use a custom one if you need a special DNS mask). Gateway is the router’s broadcast gateway.

See your
ifconfig wla0
to see what are the current configuration for your wlan0 wireless that is being used right now.

Example:

Address: 192.168.1.55
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.255

For terminal configuration with connmanctl:
https://variwiki.com/index.php?title=Static_IP_Address

• This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by Xecure. Reason: Example
• This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by Xecure.

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