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Zkarvx

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IP configuration was unavilable

Hello everyone ,
i am new user of arch linux . i was connecting raspberry pi model 3b with my arch laptop via ethernet cable but arch give this error.
error message

Ferdinand

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Re: IP configuration was unavilable

I assume your network cable is twisted pair? In which case, if you want to connect the two directly, you need a crossover cable.

It may be easier to use normal network cables and attach both to a switch or hub.

Unless you have a home router or something with DHCP, you must also set IP addresses and subnet masks manually.

If you provide more information it is easier to help.

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schard

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Re: IP configuration was unavilable

I assume your network cable is twisted pair? In which case, if you want to connect the two directly, you need a crossover cable.

This hasn't been true for several decades now, thanks to Auto-MDI-X.

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ewaller

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Re: IP configuration was unavilable

Are the link lights on?
Have you assigned a static IP address to each machine?
Are they in the same subnet?
Are you, by chance, running a DHCP server on your Arch box so that you don't need to give the RasPi a static address?
How are you trying to communicate betwixt the two?  ssh?
Can the machines "ping" each other?

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Ferdinand

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Re: IP configuration was unavilable

Haha, I am getting old and rusty
Thank's for correcting me @schard
So basically what's needed is to configure IP in both ends, it would seem - based on the "IP configuration unavailable" message.

Edit: Old and slow - ewaller was first

Last edited by Ferdinand (2021-03-24 14:13:59)

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Zkarvx

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Re: IP configuration was unavilable

Are the link lights on?
Have you assigned a static IP address to each machine?
Are they in the same subnet?
Are you, by chance, running a DHCP server on your Arch box so that you don't need to give the RasPi a static address?
How are you trying to communicate betwixt the two?  ssh?
Can the machines "ping" each other?

yeah light is on.
no i haven't added static ip address.

what i have done
1> i have conneted my laptop with my phone's wifi .
2> after that i connected ethernet cable from raspberry pi to arch laptop.

i am not running DHCP server or anything like that.

Scimmia

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Re: IP configuration was unavilable

So where did you expect the IP address to come from?

Zkarvx

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Re: IP configuration was unavilable

So where did you expect the IP address to come from?

my bad . how i do ip configuration then  i never done something like this . Sorry

seth

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Re: IP configuration was unavilable

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … IP_address
What are you trying to do? Do you intend to make the raspi a router or share/forward some internet access etc?

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Zkarvx

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Re: IP configuration was unavilable

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … IP_address
What are you trying to do? Do you intend to make the raspi a router or share/forward some internet access etc?

i am trying to make raspberry pi a server.
i have solved "IP configuration was unavilable" error thanks to everyone above but i don't get ssh connection to raspberry pi for that i am going to raspberry fourm.

seth

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Re: IP configuration was unavilable

A server for one client only?
If you intend to attach a switch and a bunch of clients, consider running a dhcp server on the raspi as well.

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Zkarvx

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Re: IP configuration was unavilable

A server for one client only?
If you intend to attach a switch and a bunch of clients, consider running a dhcp server on the raspi as well.

one client currently.
okay i will keep in mind.