2. Setting Static IP address¶
A static IP address can be set on PiDeck for a specific network. Below is a sample copy of the “dhcpcd.conf” file, this file needs to be copied to the /boot partition of the SD card.
For each network you wish to set as static, you need the following entries.
For example
The default router is 192.168.2.1, the static IP address for the piDeck will be 192.168.2.44.
arping 192.168.2.1
profile 192.168.2.1
static ip_address=192.168.2.44/24
static routers=192.168.2.1
static domain_name_servers=192.168.2.1
Below is a complete dhcpcd.conf file, It’s suggested to copy this file and modify for your static networks.
# A sample configuration for dhcpcd.
# See dhcpcd.conf(5) for details.
# Allow users of this group to interact with dhcpcd via the control socket.
#controlgroup wheel
# Inform the DHCP server of our hostname for DDNS.
hostname
# Use the hardware address of the interface for the Client ID.
clientid
# or
# Use the same DUID + IAID as set in DHCPv6 for DHCPv4 ClientID as per RFC4361.
# Some non-RFC compliant DHCP servers do not reply with this set.
# In this case, comment out duid and enable clientid above.
#duid
# Persist interface configuration when dhcpcd exits.
persistent
# Rapid commit support.
# Safe to enable by default because it requires the equivalent option set
# on the server to actually work.
option rapid_commit
# A list of options to request from the DHCP server.
option domain_name_servers, domain_name, domain_search, host_name
option classless_static_routes
# Respect the network MTU. This is applied to DHCP routes.
option interface_mtu
# Most distributions have NTP support.
#option ntp_servers
# A ServerID is required by RFC2131.
require dhcp_server_identifier
# Generate SLAAC address using the Hardware Address of the interface
#slaac hwaddr
# OR generate Stable Private IPv6 Addresses based from the DUID
slaac private
# Example static IP configuration:
arping 192.168.40.1
arping 192.168.2.1
profile 192.168.2.1
static ip_address=192.168.2.44/24
static routers=192.168.2.1
static domain_name_servers=192.168.2.1
profile 192.168.40.1
static ip_address=192.168.40.188/24
static routers=192.168.40.1
static domain_name_servers=192.168.40.254
