On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 8:48 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> I downloaded the newest image > (bone-debian-8.4-lxqt-4gb-armhf-2016-05-13-4gb) and I am now trying to > configure the eth0 to be able to use the BBB on our network. > I can connect to it over USB link. > I changed the /etc/network/interfaces file to the content shown below, but > after reboot the BBB gets address 169.254.129.50 (an address assigned after > failed DHCP assignment attempt?) > After some searching, I have the impression that this is because the usb0 > link uses dhcp, and the BBB is also using this on eth0, although I tell it > to use 'static' in the interfaces file. > If I restart the eth0 link using 'ifdown eth0' and 'ifup eth0' then it > does get the right ip address, and I can ssh to it over the eth0 interface. > But this is not really a good solution, and I have the impression that some > other network settings, (dns, ...) are still misconfigured. > > I tried deleting the usb0 link from /etc/interfaces, and disabling the > /opt/scripts/boot/autoconfigure_usb0.sh script, but that didn't help either. > Is there any way I can force it to use a static IP address on eth0? > > Thanks for any help > > Bart > > > root@beaglebone:/etc/network# cat interfaces > # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system > # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). > > # The loopback network interface > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > # The primary network interface > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet static > dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 > address 30.0.0.39 > netmask 255.0.0.0 > network 30.0.0.0 > gateway 30.0.0.1 > # Example to keep MAC address between reboots > #hwaddress ether DE:AD:BE:EF:CA:FE > The magic for static eth is: sudo connmanctl config <service> --ipv4 manual <ip_addr> <netmask> <gateway> --nameservers <dns_server> run: debian@beaglebone:~$ connmanctl services *AO Wired ethernet_74daea0a4b52_cable sudo connmanctl config ethernet_74daea0a4b52_cable --ipv4 manual 30.0.0.39 255.0.0.0 30.0.0.1 --nameservers 8.8.8.8 Regards, -- Robert Nelson https://rcn-ee.com/ -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CAOCHtYjncsbazCyMB%3DKQrns37z_NYuvFEob0cNBvNO9CwTv4WA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
