Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.sys.raspberry-pi > #9359

Re: Logs

Show all headers | View raw

On Wed, 05 Aug 2015 23:58:24 +0100, 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
> 
> Malcolm

I think this line may be your problem

"
/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf iface default inet dhcp
"
the dhcp option is causing the interface to reset its ip address to one 
supplied by your DHCP server




-- 
"...and the fully armed nuclear warheads, are, of course, merely a
courtesy detail."

Back to comp.sys.raspberry-pi | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

Logs T M Smith <tmsmith36@tmsmith36.plus.com> - 2015-08-04 19:15 +0100
  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
  Re: Logs Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2015-08-04 20:34 +0100
  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

csiph-web