On Tue 24 Oct 2023 at 13:21:04 (-0400), Pocket wrote: > On 10/24/23 12:48, Max Nikulin wrote: > > On 22/10/2023 23:29, gene heskett wrote: > > > My whole home net has no dhcp server, host files do it all. > > > > > > NM, and avahi, seems to want to assign a default route in the > > > 169 block if it cannot find a dns server, > > [...] > > > IF I can prevent NM and avahi from assigning a totally bogus > > > 169. route, it just works. > > > > NetworkManager supports static network configuration and it has > > been working for years. > > > > 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? > > I would like to read it
You go to https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/ and search for gheskett 169.254 (his sign-off and the address in question). That'll drop you into the middle of a 2022-01 thread that might be relevant. All words, BTW. There may be others; in fact I'm almost certain there are. Cheers, David.