Reply To: Pi gateway: “RTNETLINK answers: File exists” on ifup eth0 and keepalive drops after boot

Posted March 25, 2026 at 10:17 pm #7

Fixed. Interfaces file cleaned, static config in dhcpcd.conf with noipv4ll, rebooted the Pi ten times in a row this morning and the gateway connected within a few seconds every time. The Log tab now shows one clean connect per boot.