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How do you set your ip address?

connman
[ 1 ] (11.1%)
networkmanager
[ 5 ] (55.6%)
ifupdown
[ 0 ] (0%)
iproute
[ 0 ] (0%)
through DE GUI
[ 1 ] (11.1%)
netifrc
[ 2 ] (22.2%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Topic: ip address configuration census. (Read 3152 times) previous topic - next topic
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Re: ip address configuration census.

Reply #15 –
Quote from: mrbrklyn – on
I agree with you, fundamentally, though.  Part of the problem is that networks are being set up without basic understanding of network mechanics or nomenclature.

Yeah. It's not difficult(basic networking), but it has a lot of concepts that one needs to digest. Even the concepts themselves are not difficult. It's just a lot. I've been trying to come up with a short resource material that's easy to digest and just enough for basic static ip config, but I'm contemplating if I should include in layer 2 as well. For layer 3 I'm thinking of just about understanding the structure of ip addresses (binary, ipv4 addressing structure, ipv4 subnetting(classful and CIDR), ipv4 address classes, and private ipv4 addresses) and basic routing.

Quote from: mrbrklyn – on
It really leaves the end use in the dark about an essential part of their system that they use every day and are completely dependent on.

A home network now can have 10 devices on it, 5 of them dynamic ip's on wireless, and those cheap shit routers people depend on completely suck, especially the ones assigned you from the ISP.
Jack of all trades, master of none device. Router, switch, and access point all in one, but locked down and stripped down of features. Can't even do port forwarding in some.

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and then there is the whole issue of IP6.
I like ipv6. Finally no cg-nat. Can host your own servers without needing to pay extra. But yeah, it's a different beast.

Re: ip address configuration census.

Reply #17 –
Quote from: mrbrklyn – on
http://www.nylxs.com/docs/gnu_linux1.c4-5correct.pdf

See the networking section toward the end..

Have read it. It's a good baseline on what to teach on. I will use that as a reference baseline.

'Cause initially, I was thinking on expanding on what I now think that is more than necessary. And your reference point has helped me find the sweet spot.

Thank you.