Eli booted into the Unraid console. The command line was honest and blunt. He typed ifconfig — nothing. ip a showed an interface with no IP. He thought of the last time he had fiddled with the network settings: months ago, adding a secondary IP for a test VM, changing the bonded interface settings. Had something corrupted? A damaged config file could do it. Unraid stored its network settings in /boot/config/network.cfg and other files in /boot/config. If those files were wrong or missing, the server might start without an address.
Use a mobile app like Fing or a desktop tool like Advanced IP Scanner to scan your local network for the server. Recommended Next Steps After a Reset
There are several reasons why you might need to reset your Unraid network settings: unraid reset network settings
rm /var/lib/dhcpcd/*.lease ip addr flush dev eth0
If the server is still not accessible, ensure your network cable is plugged into the primary Ethernet port and that your computer is on the same local network. Eli booted into the Unraid console
Press the physical power button on your server once. Unraid is configured by default to initiate a clean shutdown when the power button is pressed.
If a monitor is plugged into the server, the new IP address will be printed directly on the login prompt screen once the boot sequence finishes. ip a showed an interface with no IP
On the Unraid boot menu, select "Unraid OS (Safe Mode)".
Note: If a file does not exist, the terminal will return a "No such file or directory" message, which is safe to ignore. Step 4: Restart the Network Service or Reboot
Open the flash drive, navigate to the config folder. Rename or Delete network.cfg : Find the file named network.cfg . Recommended: Rename it to network.cfg.bak to keep a backup. Alternative: Delete the network.cfg file.
Type http://tower.local or http://tower into your web browser. Best Practices After Regaining Access