[ale] debian network manager

[Phil Turmel]

On 09/15/2014 09:12 AM, Chris Fowler wrote:
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>> From: "Boris Borisov" <bugyatl at gmail.com>
>> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 11:54:02 AM
>> Subject: Re: [ale] debian network manager
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>> Is the your Linux distribution Debian based or custom ?
> 
> Debian on the Beaglebone Black rev C. 
> 
> The problem is not assigning the address. I have already configured reservations on my DHCP server. 
> 
> The problem is that I'm creating a device that can have different configs. Different modes. In bridge mode eth0 can not have an IP. It needs to be assigned to br0. Switching mode from access point to bridge requires a new /etc/network/interfaces. Even if I create one the system still wants to give eth0 a DHCP. Even if 
> I have specified manual in that file!! 

The DHCP client runs as a background task, I believe.  For changes to
take effect, you need to reboot, or at least make your changes while the
port is down.

Try the following sequence if you haven't yet:

1) "ifdown eth0"
2) replace /etc/network/interfaces
3) "ifup eth0"

HTH,

Phil