Re: Setting a manual IP address

Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote:

<bp@www.zefox.net> writes:
 

So, I guess it's bullseye.
>
Where does that leave me?

 
With the hairy script that's executed by dhcpcd and /etc/dhcpcd.conf, I
believe. Setting a static address there isn't hard, one example is at
https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/static-ip-raspberry-pi

The "network preferences" dialog box shown in that link is considerably
different from, and simpler than, the dialog that comes up if I click
on the network icon > advanced options > network connnections> editing eth0...

It reveals a window with seven tabs. The defaults in the Ethernet tab
look reasonable and I can save them, but when I open the IPv4 Settings
tab it doesn't seem possible to enable the Save button even after setting
address, netmask, gateway (and routes, which seems redundant give there's
already a gateway). It looks like I've forgotten to fill something in,
but the dialog automatically check things like IP numbers and netmask
as they're typed. If I've overlooked something there's no hint what it
might be.

Is it possible that the Pi OS won't support two simultaneous network
connections? I'm out of guesses.

Thanks for writing!

bob prohaska