[GRLUG] Call for help with NetworkManager on Debian

[Grand Rapids Linux Users Group]

Hello all,

Once again I am requesting some helpful eyeballs here.
For those who do not remember me, or are new to GRLUG, I am a blind
Linux developer. But that is not the sole reason for my request here.

Problem to be solved:

I recently purchased a used computer. Core I7 16GB. A Dell OptiPlex 7010.
I had a buddy in St. Louis, Mo. install Debian Bullseye on it and ship it to me.
All that went fine. The problem, seems that he inadvertently set up
with a static IP address in the 192.168.4.X range. My LaN uses
192.168.1.X. The computer should request an IP address from DHCP, but
it does it after a reboot. I mean it does not request it after any
reboot or power outage like we had the other night.
I have a script, that I can run manually that does a dhclient -r,
which gets me back up and running so I can log in via SSH.

What my buddy in StL and I have figured out is that NetworkManager
must be  resetting it to its setting when it was being originally
being setup in St. Louis.

Why I need some on-site help:

I'd like it to have NetworkManager default always to 'auto' so it
always gets DHCP, since I may not be staying with my current ISP and
their supplied router. (I should mention that it is using ethernet).
I need someone to come over here and press the right buttons on the
NetworkManager screen for me, as I cannot see themm.
It should not take very long and I can recompense someone for their
travel and time in whatever ways they desire.

Thanks for your consideration in advance, Ed


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