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How can I ensure that my static ip address is read from /etc/network/interfaces rather than dhcp?
This is a follow up to the following question. I'm trying to set a static IP by changing /etc/network/interfaces to the following:
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo ...
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Check if a DHCP server existing in my network using bash
using CentOS with static IP, Is there any way to determinate if a DHCP server running on the network using bash ?
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dhcp no lease because of not-DAD mode
My virtual machine does not receive an IP lease anymore.
Manually requesting a new ip lease by 'ifdown/ifup eth0' or 'dhclient eth0' or 'service network restart' don't work either.
The error is ...
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Using DHCP to get multiple IP addresses on single NIC on RedHat
I am trying to obtain multiple IP addresses using the ISC dhclient supplied with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 in order to provide the IPs to multiple applications, which will run on separate virtual ...
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How to get host-name from DHCP server via Network Manager?
I can get hostname and ip address from DHCP server with invoking the script under /etc/dhcp/dhclient-exit-hooks.d/ directory as explained here on client side . But it stopped after installed network ...
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How to configure the network interface with a dynamic range of IP addresses?
I am new to networking, so please bear with me. I have two network interfaces. One network interface is connected to the external world. Another network interface 'p3p1' is what I want to use for ...
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DHCP fallback based on /etc/hosts lookup of your hostname
I have a Kubuntu box (12.04) which usually gets its IP via DHCP. However, it also has a hosts file with some entries in case the DHCP+DNS server fails. Now, if there is no DHCP available, I want the ...
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Detect network clients connect and disconnect
I have a linux gateway/server, which sharing PPPoE internet connection between network users.
Seeking for a proper way to detect when network clients are connected to and disconnected from the ...
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Windows 7 RNDIS client sends REQUEST without DHCP server IP
My linux based board is running a DHCP server on USB0 port to assign a fixed IP to the connected RNDIS client. When I connect Win XP or Ubuntu machine with this board, host machine gets the fixed IP ...
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Persistent DHCP Reservation Timing Out
I have 2 machine inside my home LAN (Netgear WNR2000v2 wifi). One of them is a laptop ("client machine") that will always be assigned random IPs in the 192.168.1.1 through 192.168.1.50 range. The ...
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How do I gracefully fall back to AutoIP when there is no DHCP service available?
I am developing an embedded device based on Linux and Busybox, and trying to make it adaptable to different network configurations. I want to:
1- At boot time, if there is no DHCP reply, use an ...
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What does asterisk meant in route command
I have two network interfaces present in two different subnets and are configured as DHCP. When I run route command I am getting following output with asterisk in Gateway. What is the meaning of it?
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How to reload DHCP client remotely, in order to write new resolv.conf?
I'm trying to configure dnsmasq(8) on a Debian GNU/Linux system in a private DHCP-based network. During a local, manual setup - after installing dnsmasq istelf - one could simply include the line
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Network interface/dhcp problems ubuntu with kvm and network bridge
I have a ubuntu system running 12.10
I am using KVM and have configured a bridge for the virtual machines, which is using nat forwarding. I am having problems with the connection dropping out ...
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No route to host after changing interface to static ip
I installed a Linux (Ubuntu) server inside my home LAN, initially it's automatically configured to use DHCP interface. I'm connecting to this server from another computer using that server's hostname. ...
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