[arm-allstar] WiFi Static IP

[David McGough]

Hi Klaus,

There currently is no way to adjust the WiFi interface to use a static IP 
address using the admin menu tools.

However, you can manually add a static IP for WiFi by modifying the 
/etc/systemd/network/wlan0.network file. A static setup should look 
something like:

[Match]
Name=wlan0
[Network]
DHCP=no
DNS=127.0.0.1
Address=10.10.232.111/24
Gateway=10.10.232.1


....I run static IP address configs on all my RPi3 boards and run WiFi 
exclusively. With a good Access Point, it runs flawlessly.

73, David KB4FXC



On Mon, 2 Oct 2017, "Klaus Rung via arm-allstar" wrote:

> Ok, thanks for the reply Doug, I am used to EchoIRLP nodes and am used to port forwarding using a ddwrt router. This makes things very straight forward. Are you saying you do need a static ip but make it static using the router and then do the port forwarding to the ip the router gave the node pc? It is sort of backwards to what I am used to doing and I would prefer the old way I am used to.
I was able to set a static ip on the eth0 wired connection and was surprised there was no field to allow setting the wifi static ip. in the wifi setup fields.
 Best regards, Klaus Rung, VE3KR

      From: Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
 To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> 
Cc: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
 Sent: Monday, October 2, 2017 11:18 AM
 Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] WiFi Static IP
   
Klaus,

  While wifi could be made to work in static mode it is seldom used that
way. Why do you need static? If you are using a nat'ed router the best
thing to do is allow it to find an IP address using dhcp then go into your
router and make that address reserved or static dhcp (routers call it
different things). The router uses the machine address (MAC) of the Pi
board to identify it and assign the same address each time one is
requested. Then you can port forward to that address if you desire.

Portable nodes should never use a static address because you have no
knowledge of the IP topography of the network you might be connecting to
and port forwarding is usually not available or necessary.


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*


On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 10:45 AM, "Klaus Rung via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> I am setting up a arm-allstar node and am having a problem setting up a
> static ip for wifi. I don't see a choice where I can set the wifi to a
> static ip. Anyone have any ideas?
>Â  Best regards, Klaus Rung, VE3KR
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