On Tue, Oct 24, 2023 at 01:21:04PM -0400, Pocket wrote: > <snips>
> > > > Of course, by default it tries to get configuration from a DHCP server. > > A connection with a static address may be created even from GUI. > > > > There was a thread several months ago with discussion of link local > > 169.254.x.y addresses. They may coexist with dynamic or static IP > > addresses. avahi-autoipd (avahi is another daemon) just tries to make at > > least some network resources available for you. It is not a fault of > > avahi-autoipd or NetworkManager that your configuration expects DHCP > > response on a network where static addresses are used. > > > Where may I find that thread? > There are threads from Gene and others in (at least) February and March 2023 archives for this list on addresses, nameservers and so on.. In general, go to the url of the form https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2023/04/ and change the last digits for the appropriate month. Reading the archives of this list is often instructive > I would like to read it > > Thanks > > > -- > It's not easy to be me >
