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          Dom <domafp@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> On 05/08/15 23:58, T M Smith wrote:
>> In message <98j89c-md6.ln1@myleafnode.oneyv.org>
>>            JimR <NotReally@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 08/04/2015 06:33 PM, T M Smith wrote:
>>>> In message <mpr1g1$bqm$1@news.albasani.net>
>>>>             The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>> One puzzle is that the date shown in the log was 15th May.
>>>> This is a backup  SD card I have just put in the Pi and I am now
>>>> wondering the date must be wrong. I had expected it would have
>>>> corrected date and time.
>>
>>> The RPi has no real-time clock on board.  When you power it down, it
>>> loses the correct time settings.  Early in the boot-up sequence, it
>>> connects to an NTP server and adjusts the time.  If you inspect the
>>> syslog right after a power-up, you will see the timestamp suddenly jump.
>>
>>
>>>> However the WiFi works OK with WiFi config displaying normally.
>>>> Another puzzle is that it gave the Pi as 192.168.1.95
>>>> Changing this to a static address of 192.168.1.90 has not worked, it
>>>> still comes up as 192.168.1.95
>>>>
>>>> Here is interfaces file
>>>>
>>>> auto lo
>>>>
>>>> iface lo inet loopback
>>>> iface eth0 inet static
>>>>
>>>> address 192.168.1.90
>>>> netmask 255.255.255.0
>>>> gateway 192.168.1.254
>>>>
>>>> allow-hotplug wlan0
>>>> iface wlan0 inet manual
>>>> wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
>>>> iface default inet dhcp
>>>>
>>
>>> My RPi runs as a headless server, and has a static IP address assigned.
>>>    I never had much luck with adjusting /etc/network/interfaces, in fact,
>>> the only thing in mine right now is
>>
>>> auto lo
>>> iface lo inet loopback
>>
>>
>>> However, I *did* use wicd-curses when I first set up my rpi.  In there,
>>> under Config, you will find an option to set a static IP address.  That
>>> worked for me.  You might find that wicd-curses is not installed by
>>> default.  If not, simply
>>> sudo apt-get install wicd-curses
>>
>>> Best of luck
>>> JimR
>> What puzzles me is that while 192.168.1.90 is stored in the file above
>> I can find no race of 192.168.1.95 which is actually used

> There's nothing wrong with your /etc/network/interfaces file as it stands.

> It should work fine - but for some reason the default dhcp client is now
> dhcpcd5 which totally ignores the interfaces file and does it's own
> thing. So what you are getting is the static address that you assigned
> and a DHCP address that dhcpcd5 has picked up and allocated.

> Remove dhcpcd5 and things should work the way they are supposed to.

> If you want DCHP for another interface, just install dhcpcd (no "5")
> instead and things will work properly.
Dom, You have lost me here.
Where is, and what is dhcpcd5.
At one stage during my attempts to get things right it gave me a 
primary address of 192.168.1.90 and a secondary address of 
192.168.1.95,
My search for the 95 address is still running.

Malcolm


-- 
T M Smith
Using an ARMX6 and RISC OS 5.21 in the North Riding of Yorkshire

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  Re: Logs The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-04 19:49 +0100
    Re: Logs T M Smith <tmsmith36@tmsmith36.plus.com> - 2015-08-04 23:33 +0100
      Re: Logs JimR <NotReally@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-05 01:23 -0400
        Re: Logs T M Smith <tmsmith36@tmsmith36.plus.com> - 2015-08-05 23:58 +0100
          Re: Logs alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2015-08-06 19:36 +0000
            Re: Logs T M Smith <tmsmith36@tmsmith36.plus.com> - 2015-08-06 21:51 +0100
              Re: Logs The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-06 22:07 +0100
                Re: Logs T M Smith <tmsmith36@tmsmith36.plus.com> - 2015-08-06 23:24 +0100
                Re: Logs The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-06 23:40 +0100
                Re: Logs Stefan Enzinger <mindoms@aon.at> - 2015-08-07 10:23 +0200
                Re: Logs Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-08-07 13:51 +0000
                Re: Logs Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-07 14:45 +0000
          Re: Logs Dom <domafp@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2015-08-07 06:51 +0100
            Re: Logs T M Smith <tmsmith36@tmsmith36.plus.com> - 2015-08-07 21:10 +0100
              Re: Logs T M Smith <tmsmith36@tmsmith36.plus.com> - 2015-08-07 22:14 +0100
                Re: Logs Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2015-08-08 17:26 +0100
                Re: Logs T M Smith <tmsmith36@tmsmith36.plus.com> - 2015-08-08 21:23 +0100
                Re: Logs The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-09 07:16 +0100
              Re: Logs Dom <domafp@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2015-08-08 06:21 +0100
                Re: Logs Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-08 08:06 +0000
                Re: Logs Dom <domafp@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2015-08-08 09:25 +0100
                Re: Logs Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-08 08:37 +0000
                Re: Logs T M Smith <tmsmith36@tmsmith36.plus.com> - 2015-08-08 21:08 +0100
      Re: Logs "A. Dumas" <alexandre@dumas.fr.invalid> - 2015-08-09 08:36 +0200
        Re: Logs The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-09 16:02 +0100
          Re: Logs Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-09 13:19 -0400
        Re: Logs T M Smith <tmsmith36@tmsmith36.plus.com> - 2015-08-09 20:45 +0100
          Re: Logs "A. Dumas" <alexandre@dumas.fr.invalid> - 2015-08-17 17:44 +0200
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  Re: Logs druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2015-08-04 20:38 +0100
  Re: Logs mjb@signal11.invalid (Mike) - 2015-08-04 20:41 +0100
    Re: Logs Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-05 08:16 +0000
    Re: Logs Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-08-05 09:15 +0000

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