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Alternative to rc.conf

Sat Jun 28, 2014 3:18 pm

I'm trying to follow this guide: http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspber ... /?ALLSTEPS however, it appears rc.conf is discontinued and systemd has taken over. How can I modify the networking and daemons using systemd? Any help is appreciated.
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Re: Alternative to rc.conf

Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:31 am

Try googling for the Arch Linux page about netctl and look at the files in /etc/netctl, you will want to edit the one that fits your setup so it works properly.
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Re: Alternative to rc.conf

Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:14 pm

sdjf wrote:Try googling for the Arch Linux page about netctl and look at the files in /etc/netctl, you will want to edit the one that fits your setup so it works properly.
I've tried that a few times, but when I reboot it always comes up with the same static IP my router gave it. Could it by an issue with my router?
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Re: Alternative to rc.conf

Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:20 pm

Have you set your router's DHCP pool of IP addresses so that there's some that are reserved for static?

Lots of modern routers assume the whole .1 to .254 range are DHCP.

You may also find that the router can assign static IP addresses to known MAC addresses.
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Re: Alternative to rc.conf

Mon Jun 30, 2014 1:22 pm

DougieLawson wrote:Have you set your router's DHCP pool of IP addresses so that there's some that are reserved for static?

Lots of modern routers assume the whole .1 to .254 range are DHCP.

You may also find that the router can assign static IP addresses to known MAC addresses.
That might be my issue, I'll take a look into it. Also, what would be the best alternative to rc.conf in the tutorial? networkd or netctl?
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Re: Alternative to rc.conf

Mon Jun 30, 2014 7:01 pm

It's all done for you.
If you go static edit /etc/netctl/eth0 as per the example
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