[ale] static ip network configuration

[Russell L. Carter]

Thanks for the info, I had no idea.

I've seen several alt net configuration
systems come and go (GUI driven, maybe?) and didn't know Ubuntu
went that way.  Yet another reason to stick with Debian ;-)

Ah, for my mobile system Ima gonna fess up and say I manually swap
/etc/resolv.conf, on account of I'm too lazy.  I even do that
when I've got Tailscale up.   The point is I don't have to think
about it, since my config is as ruthlessly stupid as I can make
it.  And it works.

I strongly agree everyone needing help should support ALE-NW video
meetings, though I hate doing such things.  I suppose it's the way
it has to done.

ArchWiki is still a valuable resource for many things Linux, of
course.

Thanks!
Russell

On 1/8/25 10:34 AM, DJPfulio--- via Ale wrote:
> Russell, Ubuntu hasn't used the "interface" file for over 5 yrs, perhaps 
> since 2017.  Ubuntu uses netplan.yaml files for non-GUI setups. Humans 
> modifying YAML pretty much sucks, but that's Ubuntu thinking they need 
> to change things that aren't broke yet again.
> 
> https://netplan.io/ has examples and the 2 commands to generate and 
> apply netplan changes.
> 
> I don't know anything about the Ubuntu GUI methods for networking.
> 
> Of course, if someone wants hands-on help, they should join the every 
> Sunday ALE-NW video meeting. A few Ubuntu users attend. We have most 
> popular distros represented most weeks.
> 
> On 1/8/25 10:24, Russell L. Carter via Ale wrote:
>>
>> First, ditch the GUI.  Gazing in that direction is the reason
>> you don't already know how to do it.
>>
>> I have maintained a small herd of pet debian systems for
>> decades with nothing more complicated than this snippet in
>> /etc/network/interfaces(5):
>>
>> # The motherboard primary network interface
>> allow-hotplug enp5s0
>> iface enp5s0 inet static
>>        address 10.0.10.10/24
>>        gateway 10.0.10.102
>>
>> Multihomed works as expected and dhcp is even simpler.  Nowadays
>> you use ip(8) for all things network related.  You want to make
>> friends with the fabulous ArchWiki for details.
>>
>> All the best,
>> Russell
> 
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