# KA Lite dedicated wireless network and static IP address

**URL:** <https://community.learningequality.org/t/ka-lite-dedicated-wireless-network-and-static-ip-address/27>\
**Category:** KA Lite\
**Tags:** installation, raspberrypi, 16.5\
**Created:** [June 12, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/ka-lite-dedicated-wireless-network-and-static-ip-address/27 "2016-06-12T01:04:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![elvistek](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.learningequality.org/elvistek/32/19_2.png) [@elvistek](https://community.learningequality.org/u/elvistek)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/ka-lite-dedicated-wireless-network-and-static-ip-address/27/1 "2016-06-12T01:04:48Z")

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Hello again, @vuzy @aronasorman

I have successfully installed the kalite (v16.5) on 3 different SD cards for raspberry pi 3. Installations have been successful but when i try to connect my tablet to the **kalite network** it gets timed out. I check on  
`ifconfig`

 ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/learneq/original/1X/920a1ab606032e58eacb9c5bc49ce6225241ef46.jpg)  
and the results show a different inet address assigned to the pi even though the data from  
`/etc/network/interfaces`  
 ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/learneq/original/1X/e2131970405da2e6e01fd7bb2e88c67d10507476.jpg)  
have not been changed.

My remedy was edit  
`/etc/dhcpcd.conf`  
and include the following  
`interface wlan0 static ip_address=1.1.1.1 netmask=255.255.255.0`  
The tablet connects now to the network but now this is what i see on  
`ifconfig wlan0` and the network ip assigned.

 ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/learneq/original/1X/4e7ff2f68ac2cae56a9c80e308d0af37deec277e.jpeg)

The question: Will this at any point affect connectivity at all?

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**Author:** ![aronasorman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.learningequality.org/aronasorman/32/443_2.png) [@aronasorman](https://community.learningequality.org/u/aronasorman)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.learningequality.org/t/ka-lite-dedicated-wireless-network-and-static-ip-address/27/2 "2016-07-05T21:07:07Z")

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Hi @elvistek,

I believe this shouldn’t have any effect! My understanding here is that changing `dhcpcd.conf` is an alternate way to getting a static IP address – one that `/etc/network/interfaces` should have done already. To make the original solution work, you just have to disable `dhcpcd`. But this should work too, and I believe is even more stable in wireless network interfaces.

Hope that helps,  
Aron