Assign static IP to plexjail

[matclou]

Hello everybody,

we already had this topic here in the forum, but that didn't help me so far. Maybe you can help!

I installed Plex via the plugin menu and created a jail for it. The IP assignment currently works via DHCP, but I would like to use a statistical IP address. This is not as easy as I thought.

If I stop and edit the jail and then disable DHCP I have to set settings for:

IPv4 interface
IPv4 address
IPv4 Netmask
IPv4 Default Router

When I input/ select the following:

IPv4 interface - vnet0:bridge0
IPv4 address: 192.168.2.201 [e.g. -> my IP address of choice which is not in the DHCP range of my routter]
IPv4 Netmask - 24
IPv4 Default Router - auto

... and start the jail, the following errror message appears:

plexjail: [EFAULT] Stopped plexjail due to VNET failure

... by typing "iocage get all plexjail" into the shell I get the following output:

Code:

CONFIG_VERSION:26
allow_chflags:0
allow_mlock:0
allow_mount:0
allow_mount_devfs:0
allow_mount_fusefs:0
allow_mount_nullfs:0
allow_mount_procfs:0
allow_mount_tmpfs:0
allow_mount_zfs:0
allow_quotas:0
allow_raw_sockets:0
allow_set_hostname:1
allow_socket_af:0
allow_sysvipc:0
allow_tun:0
allow_vmm:0
assign_localhost:0
available:readonly
basejail:1
boot:1
bpf:1
children_max:0
comment:none
compression:lz4
compressratio:readonly
coredumpsize:off
count:1
cpuset:off
cputime:off
datasize:off
dedup:off
defaultrouter:auto
defaultrouter6:auto
depends:none
devfs_ruleset:5
dhcp:0
enforce_statfs:2
exec_clean:1
exec_created:/usr/bin/true
exec_fib:0
exec_jail_user:root
exec_poststart:/usr/bin/true
exec_poststop:/usr/bin/true
exec_prestart:/usr/bin/true
exec_prestop:/usr/bin/true
exec_start:/bin/sh /etc/rc
exec_stop:/bin/sh /etc/rc.shutdown
exec_system_jail_user:0
exec_system_user:root
exec_timeout:60
host_domainname:none
host_hostname:plexjail
host_hostuuid:plexjail
host_time:1
hostid:00000000-0000-0000-0000-ac1f6bd4b05e
hostid_strict_check:0
interfaces:vnet0:bridge0
ip4:new
ip4_addr:vnet0:bridge0|192.168.2.201/24
ip4_saddrsel:1
ip6:new
ip6_addr:none
ip6_saddrsel:1
ip_hostname:0
jail_zfs:0
jail_zfs_dataset:iocage/jails/plexjail/data
jail_zfs_mountpoint:none
last_started:2020-03-02 14:41:06
localhost_ip:none
login_flags:-f root
mac_prefix:ac1f6b
maxproc:off
memorylocked:off
memoryuse:off
mount_devfs:1
mount_fdescfs:1
mount_linprocfs:0
mount_procfs:0
mountpoint:readonly
msgqqueued:off
msgqsize:off
nat:0
nat_backend:ipfw
nat_forwards:none
nat_interface:none
nat_prefix:172.16
nmsgq:off
notes:none
nsem:off
nsemop:off
nshm:off
nthr:off
openfiles:off
origin:readonly
owner:root
pcpu:off
plugin_name:plexmediaserver
plugin_repository:https://github.com/freenas/iocage-ix-plugins.git
priority:99
pseudoterminals:off
quota:none
readbps:off
readiops:off
release:11.3-RELEASE-p6
reservation:none
resolver:/etc/resolv.conf
rlimits:off
rtsold:0
securelevel:2
shmsize:off
stacksize:off
state:down
stop_timeout:30
swapuse:off
sync_state:none
sync_target:none
sync_tgt_zpool:none
sysvmsg:new
sysvsem:new
sysvshm:new
template:0
type:pluginv2
used:readonly
vmemoryuse:off
vnet:1
vnet0_mac:ac1f6bb4ff07 ac1f6bb4ff08
vnet1_mac:none
vnet2_mac:none
vnet3_mac:none
vnet_default_interface:auto
vnet_interfaces:none
wallclock:off
writebps:off
writeiops:off

Does anyone have an idea what wents wrong? I am working with FreeNAS 11.3 ...

 

[fracai]

If DHCP is working, could you instead set an IP reservation on your router or wherever DHCP is handing out IP assignments?

 

[matclou]

Hi fracai, unfortunately not - our router (Speedport 724V from Deutsche Telekom) is very rudimentary and you can't set something like that there.

 

[fracai]

Ugh, I'd replace the router ;-)

Unfortunately I'm out of my depth at this point as I use DHCP for everything and what you have posted looks sensible to me. Sorry I can't suggest anything further.

Maybe try creating a new jail that you configure statically from the start? Are there any other errors around that VNET error? A stack trace maybe?

 

[hervon]

Leave "IPv4 interface" blank. I had the same issue this week and it cleared my problem.

 

[Fredda]

IPv4 Default Router - auto

Is that really a valid option? Put the IP of your router there.

 

[Newfoundland.Republic]

There appears to be a bug in 11.3. I posted my similar issue on the Jira site and it was closed as being a duplicate. Should be fixed in 11.3-U2.

Edit: see NAS-104963

 

[matclou]

Thanks for your ideas, hervon & Fredda! I will try them both at the weekend and report about it.
And in case it's a bug, I'll wait for the new version - or follow fracais advice: ;-)

Ugh, I'd replace the router ;-)

 

[sdgenxr]

Leaving the "IPv4 interface" blank worked for me.

Thanks!