/etc/network/interfaces in Raspbian Stretch

[billgufran]

Hello, I would like to ask. Is there any way to use /etc/network/interfaces in stretch? I'm trying to setup static ip for several interfaces and setting up ad-hoc as well. It was kinda easy to do in old wheezy or jessie.

[hippy]

Is there any way to use /etc/network/interfaces in stretch?

Yes; just do it. People will say that's not the way to do it but if it works, achieves what you want, then job done.

It is what I have done to achieve multiple static IP addresses on my Pi on different subnets because suggestions for 'doing it properly' failed to achieve the desired results. I invested hours of time in trying to make it work 'the proper way'. A 30 second edit of /etc/network/interfaces did the job just fine.

[DougieLawson]

If you're going to use /etc/network/interfaces then you need to add a

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denyinterfaces eth0

or

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denyinterfaces wlan0

or

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denyinterfaces enxb827ebbecafe

or

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denyinterfaces wlxdeadbeefcafe

line into /etc/dhcpcd.conf to avoid getting two DHCP addreses (or one static and one DHCP address) assigned to the interface.

[ShiftPlusOne]

dhcpcd won't start if you have configured /etc/network/interfaces

The most common mistake people make in the interfaces file is forgetting the 'auto eth0' line.

The only downside is that the default desktop is not set up for it, which shouldn't be a problem for people who use ifupdown.

[jbudd]

You can (sort of) have static IP addresses for multiple networks with DHCP too.

Create a file /etc/dhcpcd.exit-hook containing something like this

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aliasip=

if $if_up; then
    # Wireless alias
    case "$ifssid" in
    EE-BrightBox-abcdef) aliasip="192.168.1.142/24";;
    MyOffice) aliasip="10.10.10.142/24";;
    esac

    # Ethernet alias
    case "$interface" in
    eth0) aliasip="192.168.1.148/24";;
    esac

    if [ -n "$aliasip" ]; then
       echo "Adding alias of $aliasip to $interface"
       ip a a "$aliasip" dev "$interface"
    fi
fi

This sets up a second, static alias IP for whichever network you are connected to.

It's best to choose a static IP that's not going to be allocated by DHCP on the router.

I have not tried this with Stretch but it worked with Jessie.

[suiluj]

Hello, I would like to ask. Is there any way to use /etc/network/interfaces in stretch? I'm trying to setup static ip for several interfaces and setting up ad-hoc as well. It was kinda easy to do in old wheezy or jessie.

hello @billgufran i am trying to do the same thing with several raspberry 3 B+ and raspberry pi zero w.

i tried the following command for switching wlan0 to ad-hoc

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sudo iw wlan0 set type ibss

But it responded:

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pi@rpizero1:~ $ sudo iw wlan0 set type ibss
command failed: Device or resource busy (-16)

Did you have success or any idea?

[suiluj]

Currently i am writing some tutorials on how to create a mqtt adhoc mesh cluster network with several raspberry pi 3 b+ and zero w.
My script uses the ip and iw commands for creating the adhoc network which work on the newest Raspbian Stretch version.
So everybody who is interested in using adhoc and batman on a raspberry pi with the newest raspbian (2018-04-18) just give it a try:

Link to my github tutorial on how to install and configure batman-adv on a raspberrypi:
https://github.com/suiluj/pi-adhoc-mqtt ... and-batctl

Hint:
If you do not want to use batman-adv (really cool software to create an adhoc mesh) just ignore the batman parts.

[billgufran]

Currently i am writing some tutorials on how to create a mqtt adhoc mesh cluster network with several raspberry pi 3 b+ and zero w.
My script uses the ip and iw commands for creating the adhoc network which work on the newest Raspbian Stretch version.
So everybody who is interested in using adhoc and batman on a raspberry pi with the newest raspbian (2018-04-18) just give it a try:

Link to my github tutorial on how to install and configure batman-adv on a raspberrypi:
https://github.com/suiluj/pi-adhoc-mqtt ... and-batctl

Hint:
If you do not want to use batman-adv (really cool software to create an adhoc mesh) just ignore the batman parts.

Hey thank you so much for the guide! It's really helpful. But I actually trying to make Batman meshnode with bridge (like the option 2 from your Batman Adv and Batctl guide) between wlan0 (adhoc interface) and wlan1 (usb wifi), where wlan1 act as wifi client and hotspot at the same time. So principally, the wifi client of wlan1 hotspot will get access to adhoc network. I'm not sure if it's possible or not, I guess I'll just do some trial and error based on your guides.