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HardSun

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Registered: 2025-07-29

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Excalibur Network Configuration

Was just curious as to whether the devuan documentation for network configuration for dhcpv6 is correct now that stable is using dhcpcd-base instead of the deprecated isc-dhcp-client?

Standard DHCPv6 cable setup

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet6 dhcp

I think it just needs to read inet instead of inet6 as quoted as dhcpcd is dual stack?

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

Last edited by HardSun (2025-11-11 07:13:04)

stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn

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Registered: 2023-11-27

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Re: Excalibur Network Configuration

not sure but will consult these given time.

man interfaces

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch05.en.html

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-handbook/sect.network-config

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-handbook/sect.ipv6.en.html

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kapqa

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Registered: 2019-01-02

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Re: Excalibur Network Configuration

have updated from devuan 5 to 6 and network applet is missing functionality

like "toggle wired - on - off" or "renew dhcp"

was hoping this could be bettered wihout need to reinstall operating system.

EDIT : had to renew lease since changed connection , from router to another router;

what helped;

sudo dhclient -r eth0

sudo dhclient eth0

Last edited by kapqa (Yesterday 20:42:15)

HardSun

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Registered: 2025-07-29

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Re: Excalibur Network Configuration

I should have posted the devuan excalibur network setup web link, my apologies.
https://www.devuan.org/os/documentation … figuration

I use a standard cable setup and when i changed it to "inet6" ifupdown said i had no dhcpv6 software installed.
changing it back to "inet" it connected via dhcpcd / dhcpv6.