Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address

From	Detlef Vollmann <dv@vollmann.ch>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address
Date	2024-07-06 12:30 +0200
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On 7/6/24 04:06, Max Nikulin wrote:
> On 06/07/2024 08:16, David Christensen wrote:

>> The following sentence:
>>
>> "Make sure to disable all DHCP services, e.g. dhcpcd."
>>
>> Was added at revision 97:
> 
>  From my point of view this warning makes sense. Primary it is a 
> troubleshooting step if an attempt to configure static has IP failed. 
> The assumption is that a reader is either aware what network management 
> tools are installed on their machine or is able to review installed 
> packages, active services, running processes. DHCP client activity may 
> appear in logs.

I think this warning is very misleading: if an interface specification
in /etc/network/interfaces uses the 'static' method, no DHCP client
for this interface will be started.

On a laptop you may have the wifi with DHCP and wired network
with a static address.
Or on a workstation you may have the office LAN interface with DHCP
and a development LAN with a static IP address.
So disabling DHCP may cause additional problems and will solve none.

   Detlef

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Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-07-05 04:10 +0200
  Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address Felix Miata <mrmazda@stanis.net> - 2024-07-05 04:40 +0200
    Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-07-05 05:40 +0200
      Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address Felix Miata <mrmazda@stanis.net> - 2024-07-05 06:10 +0200
        Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-07-06 03:20 +0200
          Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-07-06 04:10 +0200
            Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-07-06 07:00 +0200
              Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-06 09:30 +0200
              Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address Detlef Vollmann <dv@vollmann.ch> - 2024-07-06 12:50 +0200
                Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address Marc SCHAEFER <schaefer@alphanet.ch> - 2024-07-06 17:20 +0200
              Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-07-06 16:10 +0200
            Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address Detlef Vollmann <dv@vollmann.ch> - 2024-07-06 12:30 +0200
          Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address George at Clug <Clug@goproject.info> - 2024-07-06 06:20 +0200
          Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-06 06:40 +0200
            Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address Detlef Vollmann <dv@vollmann.ch> - 2024-07-06 12:40 +0200
    Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-05 07:20 +0200
      Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-05 07:30 +0200
  Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2024-07-05 06:20 +0200
  Re: Debian 11 and IPv4 static IP address Franco Martelli <martellif67@gmail.com> - 2024-07-05 20:50 +0200

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