[arm-allstar] For wifi configurations, is there a file I'm overlooking?

[Buddy Brannan]

Ah. It all becomes clear. Yes, I understand about the need (or no need) for port forwarding. Thanks for the clarification on how networking works. 

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> On Feb 18, 2017, at 6:11 PM, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
> Buddy,
> 
> I realized I only answered part of your question. We do not use netctl we
> use networkd. Unless you have a compelling need for static on your portable
> wireless connection I would set DHCP in the wired menu and then your ssid
> and passphrase in the wireless menu. That should connect you back up to
> your freedom pop or whatever you connect to.
> 
> Allstar does not need port forwarding to work. It just needs it for
> incoming connections. Most cell carriers do not support the return path.
> 
> 
> 
> *73 Doug*
> 
> *WA3DSP*
> 
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
> 
> On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 4:17 PM, "Buddy Brannan via arm-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hi y'all,
>> 
>> OK...so...I'm setting up/reconfiguring my portable node 29995 after
>> updating to version 1.5 of the software. I *think* I've updated to the
>> latest version as of yesterday, but with this new menuing system with all
>> of its distracting graphic window drawing characters, I can't claim to be
>> 100% sure of that. Gimme lists with numers and stuff :)
>> 
>> So, OK, here's the deal. The hot spot I'm using is the Franklin R850 with
>> FreedomPOP. It was cheap. Oops, no fallback to 3G speeds. Oops. Well, it
>> should be all right for my occasional use scenarios. The problem is that it
>> doesn't appear to have the ability to set DHCP assignments so that I'm sure
>> to have the same address assigned to the node every time, and I've looked
>> everywhere in its interface I can think of. So, I modified the
>> /etc/netctl/wlan0-FreedomPOP_blahblahblahblah configuration file to a
>> static address when it connects. I did the thing to have netctl start this
>> as a service on startup. After a reboot, however, I'm still getting a
>> DHCP-assigned address from the hot spot and not the address I specified.
>> 
>> Is there another file that's being processed that overrides the use of
>> netctl? Or some other thing I'm missing completely?
>> 
>> FWIW, I tried using netctl-auto once, and that also didn't seem to respect
>> the netctl configurations. I can't help but think the two things are
>> related.
>> 
>> Can someone put me on the right track?
>> 
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: 814-860-3194
>> Mobile: 814-431-0962
>> Email: buddy at brannan.name
>> 
>> 
>> 
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