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screenfixtv

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Registered: 2023-12-25

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How to permanently add IP address to interface ?

I tried to set up a LAN network between my two laptops using an Ethernet cable. I set their static IP addresses and gave them to their interfaces. I can ping between the two laptops. But when my laptop reboots the given IP address to the interface isn't permanent. Is there a way to make it work as I'm trying to use it for Wake-on-LAN ?

Fixxer

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From: Poland

Registered: 2011-08-29

Posts: 232

Re: How to permanently add IP address to interface ?

It depends on network manager you are using:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Networ … k_managers

Example for Network Manager:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Networ … rt_to_DHCP

Instead of setting static IP by network managers you can also set "ARP binding" on your router, so addressess will be reserved for hardware with defined MAC address.

Last edited by Fixxer (2024-01-27 06:52:58)