Questions tagged [systemd-networkd]
For questions pertaining to systemd-networkd, a system deamon that manages network configurations. Use this tag for questions about systemd-networkd itself, using systemd-networkd, or questions about issues arising from network configurations managed by systemd-networkd.
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systemd-networkd drop-in files for configuring network adaptors
The Issue I am reading this systemd documentation I have the following files: /usr/lib/systemd/network/80-wired.network [Match] eth0 [Network] Address=192.168.3.40/22 Gateway=192.168.0.1 /usr/lib/...
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Ubuntu 24.04.3LTS server lost network access
I've a simple server running as an backup server for my work laptop. It runs Ubuntu 24.04.3LTS with an added LXQt-desktop. A few weeks ago, I couldn't SSH into it anymore. After inspection, I noticed ...
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How to debug why systemd-networkd ignoring netdev file for sit tunnel
I would like to use systemd-networkd to set up an IPv6 tunnel to tunnelbroker.net. I have created two files in /etc/systemd/network, called ip6tun.netdev and ip6tun.network, respectively. My ip6tun....
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Can systemd-networkd make a DCHPv4 request on qmi_wwan device?
I have this: # cat 80-wwan0.network [Match] Name=wwan0 [Network] DHCP=ipv4 KeepConfiguration=dhcp IgnoreCarrierLoss=yes udhcpc from busybox has no issues: # udhcpc -i wwan0 udhcpc: started, v1.35.0 ...
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How do systemd-nspawn and systemd-networkd implement NAT?
I'm trying to understand how systemd-nspawn manages internet access and port-forwarding for containers. I set up an nspawn container with --network-veth and a port forwarding with --port=80. Both host ...
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eduroam works on systemd-networkd but not on NetworkManager
After two years and countless hours of trying to fix this issue, I was finally able to connect to eduroam (Enterprise WPA) from Arch. I was able to do this by ignoring NetworkManager entirely and ...
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Getting systemd-networkd to honor [DHCPv4] FallbackLeaseLifetimeSec option
Related to this question How do you get systemd-networkd to honor the [DHCPv4] setting FallbackLeaseLifetimeSec=forever? (Or more probably, what am I doing wrong that is preventing this?) When it ...
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How to: local traffic through ibss network, www through a managed network
I have several local computers in a simple home setup, the interfaces all configured with systemd-networkd (systemd version 252), all running in debian bookworm (12.7). Each computer has a wifi dongle ...
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How to make qdisc permanent? (to persist reboots)
Related question is here but the answer is not very intuitive, surely there is more standard method to configure NIC: How can I permanently associate tc qdisc commands with a particular interface? ...
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systemd-resolved: Unexpected Behavior with Single-Label Names and Search Domain
I am using systemd-resolved on Ubuntu 24 LTS to manage DNS resolution. My goal is to implement split-DNS with the following behavior: Single-label names should be resolved by a local dnsmasq server ...
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Root cause continuous network interface toggles
I'm a network driver developer and I stumbled upon an issue for which I'd be thankful to get some guidance. On AWS and Ubuntu 24.04 , after reloading the network driver (ena), the interface takes a ...
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My nftables fails because it wants a network bridge that does not exist yet during startup
I’m setting up a mini-PC (Unbranded Protectli vault, possibly a Yangling original) to be used as a home router. Everything currently basically work as expected once I manually sort out some startup ...
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Debian11 network interfaces renaming issues
We have been on Debian 10 and we operate with "net.ifnames=0" kernel parameter to keep the network interfaces named 'eth0', 'eth1', etc. because of requirements of a legacy software license ...
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No internet access with IPv6 prefix delegation to vlan with systemd-networkd
I have a router that gets a /48 prefix from my ISP, and had prefix delegation enabled. I run a (debain)server on the router's main network. I've set up a vlan for my IoT devices on my server, for ipv4 ...
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systemd-networkd DHCP server Failed to configure address pool for DHCPv4 server instance: Numerical result out of range
I am using systemd networkd version 253.1. I have 2 ethernet ports on my Linux 5.15 box and I want to setup a DHCP server on the second port. I had successfully done that with the following ...