Re: iwd: Using iwd to connect to a wireless network (Part 1 - Connection status show OK but unable to surf the net)

[Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org>]

Stella Ashburne wrote: 
> Hi Dan
> 
> Setting static IP address in network configuration
> Add the following section to /var/lib/iwd/network.type file. For example:
> 
> /var/lib/iwd/spaceship.psk
> [IPv4]
> Address=192.168.1.10
> Netmask=255.255.255.0
> Gateway=192.168.1.1
> Broadcast=192.168.1.255
> DNS=192.168.1.1
> 
> In the above example the broadcast IP is 192.168.1.255.
> 
> Question: Does the fourth octet have to be 255?

Technically, no. In practice, you are unlikely to see anything
else unless you are configuring point-to-point router links.

-dsr-