Debian Buster / Freedombox was up-to-date (as of 2019-11-11)
[Edited to focus on select issues.]
To turn my Olimex Pioneer Edition Freedombox into a router I bought a 4-port usb-to-ethernet adapter/switch. In an attempt to set it up, I managed to disable the connection to my Freedombox.
What I did:
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System > Networks > +Add Connection
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Connection type: Ethernet
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Connection name: FreedomBox LAN
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Physical interface: [the onboard ethernet port]
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Firewall zone: Internal
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IPv4 Addressing Method: Shared
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Address: 10.42.1.1
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Edit Connection
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Activate
[Reference: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FreedomBox_for_Communities/Network_Configuration]
I imagine my newbie mistake was to select “Ethernet” as the connection type and then “IPv4 Addressing Method: Shared”, effectively disabling the ethernet internet connectivity to the Freedombox server.
One comment:
- If possible, perhaps it is a good idea to render it impossible to share the ethernet connection via the GUI if only one ethernet port is available.
One question:
- How can I connect to the Freedombox server?
Thank you for any help!