[feat:webui] possibility to add static IP

[Albirew]

Is it possible to add a field on WebUI to configure a static IP in addition to the automatic one from DHCP?

Since we don't want to clutter the screen, it should only show IP from DHCP, and would show additional IP only when no response from DHCP.

[Nevexo]

The current status on this from the feature request in Discord (https://canary.discord.com/channels/1270105230989594634/1324781421864157255) is as follows:

• Allow static static IPv4 address from WebUI
• Allow altering (or just resetting) the address from the Touchscreen
• Have a fallback address feature (or use APIPA addressing) if DHCP is unreachable

[Albirew]

Oh thanks.
Sorry for that, i don't use discord so i didn't knew.

I'll keep this issue open, feel free to close it now, when change has been committed, or when released live.

[Nevexo]

No worries!

I'll keep this issue open, feel free to close it now

Happy to keep this one open, it should be tracked on GitHub anyway. Was just linking to the Discord in case you were in :)

[KeenMaron]

Just set in your router the option static ip for JetKVM

[Albirew]

Just set in your router the option static ip for JetKVM

Mhh mhh... And how do you do that on a administration VLAN with no DHCP server?

since it's ignoring /etc/network/interfaces, i have to manually login using temporary IP to set it with ifconfig eth0 ${localIP} netmask ${localIPMask}

[b-reich]

Also setting the Hostname whould be a nice addition.
Should I open an new Issue for this?

[kylegordon]

I made this change to /oem/usr/bin/RkLunch.sh to give it a static IP.

Many thanks to the folks on Discord for the pointers

[Fohdeesha]

yes, this is needed badly

[stephenhilton]

Just set in your router the option static ip for JetKVM

Doesn't work when the machine you want to manage with JetKVM is the machine running DHCP for your network. For example, I have a home server running a VM providing firewall/DNS/DHCP for my home network. If the VM goes down for any reason, I lose DHCP altogether. If the lease then expires or anything goes wrong with JetKVM (like it loses power momentarily), then I lose management connectivity. Sure, static IP for JetKVM doesn't scale in a large commercial deployment, but it's a nice simple solution for small networks.

[hostmyapple]

Being able to use a static IP is critical for JetKVMs use in a data center which is the application I need it for.

[vwal]

The above solution had a side-effect (at least with the 0.3.7 version) where the system would drop the IP if it lost the upstream network momentarily (such as the router rebooting). The use of a fixed DHCP address works normally, however. But this was a hack, so I'm sure the GUI implementation won't have the same issue once it becomes available.