[meta-freescale] fsl-image-gui setup eth0 static

[Joerg Boge]

On 08/04/2013 09:09 PM, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 8:38 AM, Joerg Boge <joerg.boge at gmx.de> wrote:
>> I want to have static ip
>>
>> so i changed /etc/network/interfaces
>>
>> # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
>>
>> # The loopback interface
>> auto lo
>> iface lo inet loopback
>>
>> # Wireless interfaces
>> iface wlan0 inet dhcp
>>          wireless_mode managed
>>          wireless_essid any
>>          wpa-driver wext
>>          wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
>>
>> iface atml0 inet dhcp
>>
>> # Wired or wireless interfaces
>> auto eth0
>> iface eth0 inet static
>>          address 192.168.2.8
>>          netmask 255.255.255.0
>>          network 192.168.2.254
>>          gateway 192.168.2.1
>> iface eth1 inet dhcp
>>
>> # Ethernet/RNDIS gadget (g_ether)
>> # ... or on host side, usbnet and random hwaddr
>> iface usb0 inet static
>>          address 192.168.7.2
>>          netmask 255.255.255.0
>>          network 192.168.7.0
>>          gateway 192.168.7.1
>>
>> # Bluetooth networking
>> iface bnep0 inet dhcp
>>
>>
>>
>> do  ifdown eth0
>>        ifup eth0
>>
>> and I can connect to static ip
>>
>> after reboot   there is no connection to the static ip possible  and a new
>> dynamic ip is taken via dhcp.
>>
>> i do ifdown and ifup again. now i can connect via ssh to static and the
>> dynamic ip.
>>
>> that is normal?
> Yes and no.
>
> fsl-image-gui is using connman for network management so you need to
> set IP there. Please make your own image for specific needs as this
> one is not intended to be used for long time but just as testing/demo.
>

I goggled something out about connman.

So to set up it with static ip "connman-tests" are needed

so will be nice it will be added in the future