[ale] static ip network configuration

[Phil Smith]

ran into a question right away.

I've got 5 or 6 different computers that I need static ips for.

will this code work to assign a different ip address for each, or should I modify it?

Thanks,
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On Saturday, January 11th, 2025 at 4:30 PM, Phil Smith <philipsmith at protonmail.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> I'll give it the old College Try.
> 
> But guis didn't get me into this mess: living to 74 did. It probably will catch up with y'all young guys.
> 
> I'll work on this and get back to the group. thanks for your suggestions!!
> 
> Older than Rocks
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Saturday, January 11th, 2025 at 3:26 PM, Steve Litt via Ale ale at ale.org wrote:
> 
> > DJPfulio--- via Ale said on Wed, 8 Jan 2025 10:34:38 -0500
> > 
> > > Russell, Ubuntu hasn't used the "interface" file for over 5 yrs,
> > > perhaps since 2017. Ubuntu uses netplan.yaml files for non-GUI
> > > setups. Humans modifying YAML pretty much sucks, but that's Ubuntu
> > > thinking they need to change things that aren't broke yet again.
> > 
> > This is a response to the OP, not DJPfulio...
> > 
> > Or you can probably do it with the following very short minimal
> > shellscript run from /etc/rc.local or whatever systemd runs after
> > bringing up all services:
> > 
> > ===============================================================
> > 
> > ip link set dev lo up
> > ip link set dev enp3s6 down
> > ip addr add 192.168.100.87/24 dev enp3s6
> > ip link set dev enp3s6 up
> > ip route add default via 192.168.100.96
> > 
> > ===============================================================
> > 
> > The preceding shellscript does the job quite well, on pretty much any
> > distro, but it gives all sorts of warnings if it has to undo networking
> > done previously.
> > 
> > If you want something a lot more robust, portable and universal, that
> > works in spite of an earlier partial or complete or erroneous network
> > setup,
> > read https://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/qemu/nobs.htm#hostnetworking .
> > 
> > As Russell said earlier in this thread, it's point and clickism that
> > got you into this "I can't remember" mess in the first place.
> > 
> > SteveT
> > 
> > Steve Litt
> > 
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