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How to configure Raspberry Pi networkmanager with multiple static ip and dynamic ip?

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Here’s the clean, repeatable way to do DHCP + multiple static IPv4s on the same Pi interface using NetworkManager (nmcli). Works on Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm (Pi 5).

1) Find your active connection name

nmcli con show --active
nmcli dev status
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Note the connection name (e.g., “Wired connection 1”) and the device (e.g., eth0). Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm uses NetworkManager by default.
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2) Enable DHCP and add extra static addresses

Use one profile with DHCP enabled and add “additional static addresses” to it (don’t set an extra gateway for the statics):

CON="Wired connection 1"   # change to your connection name

# Keep DHCP on:
sudo nmcli con mod "$CON" ipv4.method auto

# Add one or more static IPv4s (prefix after slash), no gateway:
sudo nmcli con mod "$CON" +ipv4.addresses "192.168.50.10/24"
sudo nmcli con mod "$CON" +ipv4.addresses "10.10.10.20/24"

# Make sure no manual gateway is set (default route will come from DHCP):
sudo nmcli con mod "$CON" ipv4.gateway ""

# (Optional) keep DHCP-provided DNS. To force your own:
# sudo nmcli con mod "$CON" ipv4.ignore-auto-dns yes ipv4.dns "1.1.1.1 9.9.9.9"
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Bring the profile up (or reapply):

sudo nmcli con up "$CON" || sudo nmcli dev reapply eth0
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Verify:

nmcli -f IP4.ADDRESS dev show eth0
ip addr show dev eth0
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This “DHCP + additional static addresses” approach is supported by NetworkManager (GUI shows it as “Automatic (DHCP) + Additional addresses”; the same is done via nmcli above).

3) IPv6 (optional)

Same idea if you also need IPv6:

sudo nmcli con mod "$CON" ipv6.method auto \
  +ipv6.addresses "fd00:abcd::123/64"
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4) Common variations & tips

  • Two statics in the same /24? Fine—each gets its own /32 host route plus the on-link subnet route. No extra gateway needed as long as DHCP supplies the default route. (If you set a second gateway, you’ll create routing conflicts.)
  • Want a static address even when DHCP is down? Some setups report the extra addresses don’t appear until DHCP succeeds. If you truly need a DHCP-fallback static, create a second profile with ipv4.method manual and your static IP, set both profiles to autoconnect, and prefer the DHCP one with a higher connection.autoconnect-priority. (Alternative: enable IPv4 link-local fallback so you still get 169.254.x.y when DHCP fails.)

Quick reset / remove examples

Remove one address:

sudo nmcli con mod "$CON" -ipv4.addresses "10.10.10.20/24"
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Clear all manual IPv4s:

sudo nmcli con mod "$CON" ipv4.addresses ""
sudo nmcli con up "$CON"
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Reference docs and examples for multiple addresses and DHCP method are in the NetworkManager manuals and distro docs.

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