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On Sun, 4 Oct 2020 18:30:08 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Sun, 4 Oct 2020 13:03:39 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> > I decided to get a low-end cable-internet account as backup. 10/1 is |
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> > easily sufficient for 1080p Youtube or 720p Netflix (the max for |
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> > Google Chrome on a PC). I haven't yet received the TC4400 cable |
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> > modem, but I understand that it only does dhcp. Let's see if I have |
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> > this right for switching switching my desktop back and forth to/from |
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> > dhcpd/fixed IP... |
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> > |
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> > emerge dhcpcd (one time only) |
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> > |
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> > From fixed to dhcpc |
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> > =================== |
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> > Step 1) Rename /etc/conf.d/net and execute "touch /etc/conf.d/net" |
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> > Step 2) Manually start up dhcpcd service |
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> > Step 3) /etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart |
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> > |
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> > From dhcpc to fixed |
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> > =================== |
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> > Step 1) Restore original /etc/conf.d/net |
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> > Step 2) Manually kill dhcpcd service |
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> > Step 3) /etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart |
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> > |
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> > This could cause problems when I want to transfer files between my |
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> > computers. Here's part of an example /etc/hosts file... |
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> > |
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> > 192.168.1.249 i3 |
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> > 192.168.1.250 i660 |
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> > 192.168.1.251 d531 |
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> > 192.168.1.2 thimk |
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> > |
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> > If IP addresses are assigned at random, this obviously won't work. |
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> > Any suggestions? |
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> If you have access to the DHCP server on the existing setup, you could |
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> ditch static addresses altogether and set up your server to assign the |
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> addresses you want to use. This avoids any shenanigans when switching |
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> from one connection to another. |
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> Or you could run your own local DHCP server, such as dsnmasq, which |
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> gives you full control however you are connected.I used to run dnsmasq |
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> on my server but this year switched to running Pi-Hole on a Raspberry |
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> Pi. It provides DNS, DHCP (through dnsmasq) and ad blocking all in one |
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> place. |
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However, I would wait until the new modem arrives as most do allow you to |
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turn off DHCP for the LAN and the information you have may only apply to |
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the WAN connection. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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