From: zsd@jdvb.ca   
      
   On 2025-12-29 at 13:31 AST, The Natural Philosopher    
   wrote:   
   > On 29/12/2025 15:08, Jim Diamond wrote:   
   >   
   >> It was in fact two IPv4 addresses.  One which the Network Manager config   
   >> file specifies, and the other was some other address which I speculate   
   >> came from the router's DHCP server.   
      
   > You can check the routers DHCP table and the MAC addresses associated   
   > with it.   
      
   My router's DHCP function has a serious case of brain damage.  (It is   
   supplied by my ISP and is not easy to avoid using, because of the way they   
   control their fiber optic cable based system.)  Right now it thinks the Pi   
   in question is using the "mystery" IPv4 address, and it resolutely declares   
   that the "proper" address is not connected.  The Pi itself disagrees.   
      
   However, it was worth a look.  Maybe.  According to the router, the   
   "mystery" address is paired with the wifi card's actual ethernet (MAC)   
   address, whereas the "proper" address is (currently) paired with the same   
   ethernet address, except the last octet is 8C instead of 8D.  This makes me   
   think that it is showing "Connected" or "Disconnected" according to the   
   ethernet address which is working, and it is not careful about pairing that   
   with the correct IPv4 address.   
      
                                   Jim   
      
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