Refined network management (#1672)

This PR implements several refinements to the way that NetworkManager controls the network interface. - The monitor detects and logs changes to the network address - The monitor detects and logs changes to the connection and will reinitialize the connection if needed - Remove NetworkInterface.java class, which wasn't used anywhere - Use java.net.NetworkInterface to get IP addresses for any interface (device) - Adds a metric for the current IP address (address on the currently selected interface)
2026-06-27 02:01:40 +00:00 · 2025-01-03 08:29:18 -06:00
parent 7c254ec5dc
commit 474e4f07f8
12 changed files with 273 additions and 204 deletions
--- a/photon-client/src/components/cameras/CameraCalibrationCard.vue
+++ b/photon-client/src/components/cameras/CameraCalibrationCard.vue
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ const setSelectedVideoFormat = (format: VideoFormat) => {
                <td>{{ value.verticalFOV !== undefined ? value.verticalFOV.toFixed(2) + "°" : "-" }}</td>
                <td>{{ value.diagonalFOV !== undefined ? value.diagonalFOV.toFixed(2) + "°" : "-" }}</td>
                <v-tooltip bottom>
-                  <template v-slot:activator="{ on, attrs }">
+                  <template #activator="{ on, attrs }">
                    <td v-bind="attrs" v-on="on" @click="setSelectedVideoFormat(value)">
                      <v-icon small class="mr-2">mdi-information</v-icon>
                    </td>
--- a/photon-client/src/components/settings/MetricsCard.vue
+++ b/photon-client/src/components/settings/MetricsCard.vue
@@ -9,24 +9,36 @@ interface MetricItem {
  value?: string;
 }

-const generalMetrics = computed<MetricItem[]>(() => [
-  {
-    header: "Version",
-    value: useSettingsStore().general.version || "Unknown"
-  },
-  {
-    header: "Hardware Model",
-    value: useSettingsStore().general.hardwareModel || "Unknown"
-  },
-  {
-    header: "Platform",
-    value: useSettingsStore().general.hardwarePlatform || "Unknown"
-  },
-  {
-    header: "GPU Acceleration",
-    value: useSettingsStore().general.gpuAcceleration || "Unknown"
+const generalMetrics = computed<MetricItem[]>(() => {
+  const stats = [
+    {
+      header: "Version",
+      value: useSettingsStore().general.version || "Unknown"
+    },
+    {
+      header: "Hardware Model",
+      value: useSettingsStore().general.hardwareModel || "Unknown"
+    },
+    {
+      header: "Platform",
+      value: useSettingsStore().general.hardwarePlatform || "Unknown"
+    },
+
+    {
+      header: "GPU Acceleration",
+      value: useSettingsStore().general.gpuAcceleration || "Unknown"
+    }
+  ];
+
+  if (!useSettingsStore().network.networkingDisabled) {
+    stats.push({
+      header: "IP Address",
+      value: useSettingsStore().metrics.ipAddress || "Unknown"
+    });
  }
-]);
+
+  return stats;
+});

 const platformMetrics = computed<MetricItem[]>(() => {
  const stats = [
--- a/photon-client/src/stores/settings/GeneralSettingsStore.ts
+++ b/photon-client/src/stores/settings/GeneralSettingsStore.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore("settings", {
      cpuThr: undefined,
      cpuUptime: undefined,
      diskUtilPct: undefined,
-      npuUsage: undefined
+      npuUsage: undefined,
+      ipAddress: undefined
    },
    currentFieldLayout: {
      field: {
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore("settings", {
        cpuThr: data.cpuThr || undefined,
        cpuUptime: data.cpuUptime || undefined,
        diskUtilPct: data.diskUtilPct || undefined,
-        npuUsage: data.npuUsage || undefined
+        npuUsage: data.npuUsage || undefined,
+        ipAddress: data.ipAddress || undefined
      };
    },
    updateGeneralSettingsFromWebsocket(data: WebsocketSettingsUpdate) {
--- a/photon-client/src/types/SettingTypes.ts
+++ b/photon-client/src/types/SettingTypes.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface MetricData {
  cpuUptime?: string;
  diskUtilPct?: string;
  npuUsage?: string;
+  ipAddress?: string;
 }

 export enum NetworkConnectionType {
--- a/photon-client/src/views/CameraMatchingView.vue
+++ b/photon-client/src/views/CameraMatchingView.vue
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ const setCameraView = (camera: PVCameraInfo | null, showCurrent: boolean = false
    <v-row>
      <!-- Active modules -->
      <v-col
+        v-for="(module, index) in activeVisionModules"
+        :key="`enabled-${module.uniqueName}`"
        cols="12"
        sm="6"
        lg="4"
-        v-for="(module, index) in activeVisionModules"
-        :key="`enabled-${module.uniqueName}`"
      >
        <v-card dark color="primary">
          <v-card-title>{{ module.nickname }}</v-card-title>
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ const setCameraView = (camera: PVCameraInfo | null, showCurrent: boolean = false
              </tbody>
            </v-simple-table>
            <photon-camera-stream
-              class="mt-3"
              id="output-camera-stream"
+              class="mt-3"
              :camera-settings="module"
              stream-type="Processed"
              style="width: 100%; height: auto"
@@ -233,16 +233,16 @@ const setCameraView = (camera: PVCameraInfo | null, showCurrent: boolean = false
          <v-card-text class="pt-0">
            <v-row>
              <v-col cols="12" md="4" class="pr-md-0 pb-0 pb-md-3">
-                <v-btn color="secondary" @click="setCameraView(module.matchedCameraInfo, true)" style="width: 100%">
+                <v-btn color="secondary" style="width: 100%" @click="setCameraView(module.matchedCameraInfo, true)">
                  <span>Details</span>
                </v-btn>
              </v-col>
              <v-col cols="6" md="5" class="pr-0">
                <v-btn
                  class="black--text"
-                  @click="deactivateCamera(module.uniqueName)"
                  color="accent"
                  style="width: 100%"
+                  @click="deactivateCamera(module.uniqueName)"
                >
                  Deactivate
                </v-btn>
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ const setCameraView = (camera: PVCameraInfo | null, showCurrent: boolean = false
              <v-col cols="6" md="3">
                <v-btn
                  class="black--text pa-0"
-                  @click="deleteThisCamera(module.uniqueName)"
                  color="red"
                  style="width: 100%"
+                  @click="deleteThisCamera(module.uniqueName)"
                >
                  <v-icon>mdi-trash-can-outline</v-icon>
                </v-btn>
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ const setCameraView = (camera: PVCameraInfo | null, showCurrent: boolean = false
      </v-col>

      <!-- Disabled modules -->
-      <v-col cols="12" sm="6" lg="4" v-for="module in disabledVisionModules" :key="`disabled-${module.uniqueName}`">
+      <v-col v-for="module in disabledVisionModules" :key="`disabled-${module.uniqueName}`" cols="12" sm="6" lg="4">
        <v-card dark color="primary">
          <v-card-title>{{ module.nickname }}</v-card-title>
          <v-card-subtitle>Status: <span class="inactive-status">Deactivated</span></v-card-subtitle>
@@ -299,16 +299,16 @@ const setCameraView = (camera: PVCameraInfo | null, showCurrent: boolean = false
          <v-card-text class="pt-0">
            <v-row>
              <v-col cols="12" md="4" class="pr-md-0 pb-0 pb-md-3">
-                <v-btn color="secondary" @click="setCameraView(module.matchedCameraInfo)" style="width: 100%">
+                <v-btn color="secondary" style="width: 100%" @click="setCameraView(module.matchedCameraInfo)">
                  <span>Details</span>
                </v-btn>
              </v-col>
              <v-col cols="6" md="5" class="pr-0">
                <v-btn
                  class="black--text"
-                  @click="activateModule(module.uniqueName)"
                  color="accent"
                  style="width: 100%"
+                  @click="activateModule(module.uniqueName)"
                >
                  Activate
                </v-btn>
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@ const setCameraView = (camera: PVCameraInfo | null, showCurrent: boolean = false
              <v-col cols="6" md="3">
                <v-btn
                  class="black--text pa-0"
-                  @click="deleteThisCamera(module.uniqueName)"
                  color="red"
                  style="width: 100%"
+                  @click="deleteThisCamera(module.uniqueName)"
                >
                  <v-icon>mdi-trash-can-outline</v-icon>
                </v-btn>
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ const setCameraView = (camera: PVCameraInfo | null, showCurrent: boolean = false
      </v-col>

      <!-- Unassigned cameras -->
-      <v-col cols="12" sm="6" lg="4" v-for="(camera, index) in unmatchedCameras" :key="index">
+      <v-col v-for="(camera, index) in unmatchedCameras" :key="index" cols="12" sm="6" lg="4">
        <v-card dark color="primary">
          <v-card-title>
            <span v-if="camera.PVUsbCameraInfo">USB Camera:</span>
@@ -345,12 +345,12 @@ const setCameraView = (camera: PVCameraInfo | null, showCurrent: boolean = false
          <v-card-text class="pt-0">
            <v-row>
              <v-col cols="6" class="pr-0">
-                <v-btn color="secondary" @click="setCameraView(camera)" style="width: 100%">
+                <v-btn color="secondary" style="width: 100%" @click="setCameraView(camera)">
                  <span>Details</span>
                </v-btn>
              </v-col>
              <v-col cols="6">
-                <v-btn class="black--text" @click="activateCamera(camera)" color="accent" style="width: 100%">
+                <v-btn class="black--text" color="accent" style="width: 100%" @click="activateCamera(camera)">
                  Activate
                </v-btn>
              </v-col>
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ const setCameraView = (camera: PVCameraInfo | null, showCurrent: boolean = false

    <!-- Camera details modal -->
    <v-dialog v-model="viewingDetails">
-      <v-card dark flat color="primary" v-if="viewingCamera !== null">
+      <v-card v-if="viewingCamera !== null" dark flat color="primary">
        <v-card-title class="d-flex justify-space-between">
          <span>{{ cameraInfoFor(viewingCamera)?.name ?? cameraInfoFor(viewingCamera)?.baseName }}</span>
          <v-btn text @click="setCameraView(null)">
@@ -398,10 +398,10 @@ const setCameraView = (camera: PVCameraInfo | null, showCurrent: boolean = false
          </v-banner>
          <div v-if="showCurrentView">
            <h3>Saved camera</h3>
-            <PvCameraInfoCard :camera="viewingCamera" :showTitle="false" />
+            <PvCameraInfoCard :camera="viewingCamera" :show-title="false" />
            <br />
            <h3>Current camera</h3>
-            <PvCameraInfoCard :camera="getMatchedDevice(viewingCamera)" :showTitle="false" />
+            <PvCameraInfoCard :camera="getMatchedDevice(viewingCamera)" :show-title="false" />
          </div>
          <div v-else>
            <PvCameraInfoCard :camera="viewingCamera" />
--- a/photon-client/src/views/DashboardView.vue
+++ b/photon-client/src/views/DashboardView.vue
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ const arducamWarningShown = computed<boolean>(() => {
 <template>
  <v-container class="pa-3" fluid>
    <v-banner
-      v-model="arducamWarningShown"
      v-if="arducamWarningShown"
+      v-model="arducamWarningShown"
      rounded
      color="red"
      dark
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const arducamWarningShown = computed<boolean>(() => {
    <PipelineConfigCard />

    <!-- TODO - not sure this belongs here -->
-    <v-dialog :persistent="false" v-model="warningShown" v-if="warningShown" max-width="800" dark>
+    <v-dialog v-if="warningShown" v-model="warningShown" :persistent="false" max-width="800" dark>
      <v-card dark flat color="primary">
        <v-card-title>Setup some cameras to get started!</v-card-title>
        <v-card-text>
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/hardware/metrics/MetricsManager.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/hardware/metrics/MetricsManager.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.photonvision.common.hardware.metrics;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import org.photonvision.common.configuration.ConfigManager;
 import org.photonvision.common.configuration.HardwareConfig;
 import org.photonvision.common.dataflow.DataChangeService;
 import org.photonvision.common.dataflow.events.OutgoingUIEvent;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import org.photonvision.common.hardware.metrics.cmds.PiCmds;
 import org.photonvision.common.hardware.metrics.cmds.RK3588Cmds;
 import org.photonvision.common.logging.LogGroup;
 import org.photonvision.common.logging.Logger;
+import org.photonvision.common.networking.NetworkUtils;
 import org.photonvision.common.util.ShellExec;

 public class MetricsManager {
@@ -119,6 +121,14 @@ public class MetricsManager {
        return safeExecute(cmds.ramUsageCommand);
    }

+    public String getIpAddress() {
+        String dev = ConfigManager.getInstance().getConfig().getNetworkConfig().networkManagerIface;
+        logger.debug("Requesting IP addresses for \"" + dev + "\"");
+        String addr = NetworkUtils.getIPAddresses(dev);
+        logger.debug("Got value \"" + addr + "\"");
+        return addr;
+    }
+
    public void publishMetrics() {
        logger.debug("Publishing Metrics...");
        final var metrics = new HashMap<String, String>();
@@ -133,6 +143,7 @@ public class MetricsManager {
        metrics.put("gpuMemUtil", this.getMallocedMemory());
        metrics.put("diskUtilPct", this.getUsedDiskPct());
        metrics.put("npuUsage", this.getNpuUsage());
+        metrics.put("ipAddress", this.getIpAddress());

        DataChangeService.getInstance().publishEvent(OutgoingUIEvent.wrappedOf("metrics", metrics));
    }
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/networking/NetworkInterface.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/networking/NetworkInterface.java
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) Photon Vision.
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-package org.photonvision.common.networking;
-
-import java.net.InterfaceAddress;
-import org.photonvision.common.logging.LogGroup;
-import org.photonvision.common.logging.Logger;
-
-@SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
-public class NetworkInterface {
-    private static final Logger logger = new Logger(NetworkInterface.class, LogGroup.General);
-
-    public final String name;
-    public final String displayName;
-    public final String ipAddress;
-    public final String netmask;
-    public final String broadcast;
-
-    public NetworkInterface(java.net.NetworkInterface inetface, InterfaceAddress ifaceAddress) {
-        name = inetface.getName();
-        displayName = inetface.getDisplayName();
-
-        var inetAddress = ifaceAddress.getAddress();
-        ipAddress = inetAddress.getHostAddress();
-        netmask = getIPv4LocalNetMask(ifaceAddress);
-
-        // TODO: (low) hack to "get" gateway, this is gross and bad, pls fix
-        var splitIPAddr = ipAddress.split("\\.");
-        splitIPAddr[3] = "1";
-        splitIPAddr[3] = "255";
-        broadcast = String.join(".", splitIPAddr);
-    }
-
-    private static String getIPv4LocalNetMask(InterfaceAddress interfaceAddress) {
-        var netPrefix = interfaceAddress.getNetworkPrefixLength();
-        try {
-            // Since this is for IPv4, it's 32 bits, so set the sign value of
-            // the int to "negative"...
-            int shiftby = (1 << 31);
-            // For the number of bits of the prefix -1 (we already set the sign bit)
-            for (int i = netPrefix - 1; i > 0; i--) {
-                // Shift the sign right... Java makes the sign bit sticky on a shift...
-                // So no need to "set it back up"...
-                shiftby = (shiftby >> 1);
-            }
-            // Transform the resulting value in xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx format, like if
-            /// it was a standard address...
-            // Return the address thus created...
-            return ((shiftby >> 24) & 255)
-                    + "."
-                    + ((shiftby >> 16) & 255)
-                    + "."
-                    + ((shiftby >> 8) & 255)
-                    + "."
-                    + (shiftby & 255);
-            //            return InetAddress.getByName(maskString);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.error("Failed to get netmask!", e);
-        }
-        // Something went wrong here...
-        return null;
-    }
-}
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/networking/NetworkManager.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/networking/NetworkManager.java
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@

 package org.photonvision.common.networking;

+import java.net.NetworkInterface;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
-
 import org.photonvision.common.configuration.ConfigManager;
 import org.photonvision.common.configuration.NetworkConfig;
 import org.photonvision.common.dataflow.DataChangeDestination;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import org.photonvision.common.util.TimedTaskManager;

 public class NetworkManager {
    private static final Logger logger = new Logger(NetworkManager.class, LogGroup.General);
+    private HashMap<String, String> activeConnections = new HashMap<String, String>();

    private NetworkManager() {}

@@ -61,17 +63,21 @@ public class NetworkManager {

        if (!Platform.isLinux()) {
            logger.info("Not managing network on non-Linux platforms.");
+            this.networkingIsDisabled = true;
            return;
        }

        if (!PlatformUtils.isRoot()) {
            logger.error("Cannot manage network without root!");
+            this.networkingIsDisabled = true;
            return;
        }

        // Start tasks to monitor the network interface(s)
        var ethernetDevices = NetworkUtils.getAllWiredInterfaces();
        for (NMDeviceInfo deviceInfo : ethernetDevices) {
+            activeConnections.put(
+                    deviceInfo.devName, NetworkUtils.getActiveConnection(deviceInfo.devName));
            monitorDevice(deviceInfo.devName, 5000);
        }

@@ -81,7 +87,9 @@ public class NetworkManager {
            try {
                // if the configured interface isn't in the list of available ones, select one that is
                var iFace = physicalDevices.stream().findFirst().orElseThrow();
-                logger.warn("The configured interface doesn't match any available interface. Applying configuration to " + iFace.devName);
+                logger.warn(
+                        "The configured interface doesn't match any available interface. Applying configuration to "
+                                + iFace.devName);
                // update NetworkConfig with found interface
                config.networkManagerIface = iFace.devName;
                ConfigManager.getInstance().requestSave();
@@ -96,7 +104,13 @@ public class NetworkManager {
            }
        }

-        logger.info("Setting " + config.connectionType + " with team " + config.ntServerAddress + " on " + config.networkManagerIface);
+        logger.info(
+                "Setting "
+                        + config.connectionType
+                        + " with team "
+                        + config.ntServerAddress
+                        + " on "
+                        + config.networkManagerIface);

        // always set hostname (unless it's blank)
        if (!config.hostname.isBlank()) {
@@ -129,15 +143,14 @@ public class NetworkManager {
            var shell = new ShellExec(true, false);
            shell.executeBashCommand("cat /etc/hostname | tr -d \" \\t\\n\\r\"");
            var oldHostname = shell.getOutput().replace("\n", "");
-            logger.debug("Old host name: >" + oldHostname +"<");
-            logger.debug("New host name: >" + hostname +"<");
+            logger.debug("Old host name: \"" + oldHostname + "\"");
+            logger.debug("New host name: \"" + hostname + "\"");

            if (!oldHostname.equals(hostname)) {
                var setHostnameRetCode =
                        shell.executeBashCommand(
                                "echo $NEW_HOSTNAME > /etc/hostname".replace("$NEW_HOSTNAME", hostname));
-                setHostnameRetCode =
-                        shell.executeBashCommand("hostnamectl set-hostname " + hostname);
+                setHostnameRetCode = shell.executeBashCommand("hostnamectl set-hostname " + hostname);

                // Add to /etc/hosts
                var addHostRetCode =
@@ -168,31 +181,23 @@ public class NetworkManager {
    private void setConnectionDHCP(NetworkConfig config) {
        String connName = "dhcp-" + config.networkManagerIface;

-        String addDHCPcommand = """
-            nmcli connection add
-            con-name "${connection}"
-            ifname "${interface}"
-            type ethernet
-            autoconnect no
-            ipv4.method auto
-            ipv6.method disabled
-            """;
-        addDHCPcommand = addDHCPcommand.replaceAll("[\\n]", " ");
-
        var shell = new ShellExec();
        try {
            if (NetworkUtils.connDoesNotExist(connName)) {
-                // create connection
-                logger.info("Creating the DHCP connection " + connName );
+                logger.info("Creating DHCP connection " + connName);
                shell.executeBashCommand(
-                    addDHCPcommand
-                        .replace("${connection}", connName)
-                        .replace("${interface}", config.networkManagerIface)
-                    );
+                        NetworkingCommands.addConnectionCommand
+                                .replace("${connection}", connName)
+                                .replace("${interface}", config.networkManagerIface));
            }
+            logger.info("Updating the DHCP connection " + connName);
+            shell.executeBashCommand(
+                    NetworkingCommands.modDHCPCommand.replace("${connection}", connName));
            // activate it
-            logger.info("Activating the DHCP connection " + connName );
-            shell.executeBashCommand("nmcli connection up \"${connection}\"".replace("${connection}", connName), false);
+            logger.info("Activating DHCP connection " + connName);
+            shell.executeBashCommand(
+                    "nmcli connection up \"${connection}\"".replace("${connection}", connName), false);
+            activeConnections.put(config.networkManagerIface, connName);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            logger.error("Exception while setting DHCP!", e);
        }
@@ -200,20 +205,6 @@ public class NetworkManager {

    private void setConnectionStatic(NetworkConfig config) {
        String connName = "static-" + config.networkManagerIface;
-        String addStaticCommand = """
-            nmcli connection add
-            con-name "${connection}"
-            ifname "${interface}"
-            type ethernet
-            autoconnect no
-            ipv4.addresses ${ipaddr}/8
-            ipv4.gateway ${gateway}
-            ipv4.method "manual"
-            ipv6.method "disabled"
-            """;
-        addStaticCommand = addStaticCommand.replaceAll("[\\n]", " ");
-
-        String modStaticCommand = "nmcli connection mod \"${connection}\" ipv4.addresses ${ipaddr}/8 ipv4.gateway ${gateway}";

        if (config.staticIp.isBlank()) {
            logger.warn("Got empty static IP?");
@@ -222,34 +213,31 @@ public class NetworkManager {

        // guess at the gateway from the staticIp
        String[] parts = config.staticIp.split("\\.");
-        parts[parts.length-1] = "1";
+        parts[parts.length - 1] = "1";
        String gateway = String.join(".", parts);

        var shell = new ShellExec();
        try {
            if (NetworkUtils.connDoesNotExist(connName)) {
                // create connection
-                logger.info("Creating the Static connection " + connName );
+                logger.info("Creating Static connection " + connName);
                shell.executeBashCommand(
-                    addStaticCommand
-                        .replace("${connection}", connName)
-                        .replace("${interface}", config.networkManagerIface)
-                        .replace("${ipaddr}", config.staticIp)
-                        .replace("${gateway}", gateway)
-                    );
-            } else {
-                // modify it in case the static IP address is different
-                logger.info("Modifying the Static connection " + connName );
-                shell.executeBashCommand(
-                    modStaticCommand
-                        .replace("${connection}", connName)
-                        .replace("${ipaddr}", config.staticIp)
-                        .replace("${gateway}", gateway)
-                    );
+                        NetworkingCommands.addConnectionCommand
+                                .replace("${connection}", connName)
+                                .replace("${interface}", config.networkManagerIface));
            }
+            // modify it in case the static IP address is different
+            logger.info("Updating the Static connection " + connName);
+            shell.executeBashCommand(
+                    NetworkingCommands.modStaticCommand
+                            .replace("${connection}", connName)
+                            .replace("${ipaddr}", config.staticIp)
+                            .replace("${gateway}", gateway));
            // activate it
-            logger.info("Activating the Static connection " + connName );
-            shell.executeBashCommand("nmcli connection up \"${connection}\"".replace("${connection}", connName), false);
+            logger.info("Activating the Static connection " + connName);
+            shell.executeBashCommand(
+                    "nmcli connection up \"${connection}\"".replace("${connection}", connName), false);
+            activeConnections.put(config.networkManagerIface, connName);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            logger.error("Error while setting static IP!", e);
        }
@@ -267,31 +255,60 @@ public class NetworkManager {
            logger.error("Can't find " + path + ", so can't monitor " + devName);
            return;
        }
-        logger.debug("Watching network interface at path: " + path);
-        var last = new Object() {boolean carrier = true; boolean exceptionLogged = false;};
-        Runnable task = () -> {
-            try {
-                boolean carrier = Files.readString(path).trim().equals("1");
-                if (carrier != last.carrier) {
-                    if (carrier) {
-                        // carrier came back
-                        logger.info("Interface " + devName + " has re-connected, reinitializing");
-                        reinitialize();
-                    } else {
-                        logger.warn("Interface " + devName + " is disconnected, check Ethernet!");
+        var last =
+                new Object() {
+                    boolean carrier = true;
+                    boolean exceptionLogged = false;
+                    String addresses = "";
+                };
+        Runnable task =
+                () -> {
+                    try {
+                        boolean carrier = Files.readString(path).trim().equals("1");
+                        if (carrier != last.carrier) {
+                            if (carrier) {
+                                // carrier came back
+                                logger.info("Interface " + devName + " has re-connected, reinitializing");
+                                reinitialize();
+                            } else {
+                                logger.warn("Interface " + devName + " is disconnected, check Ethernet!");
+                            }
+                        }
+                        NetworkInterface iFace;
+                        iFace = NetworkInterface.getByName(devName);
+                        if (iFace.isUp()) {
+                            String tmpAddresses = "";
+                            tmpAddresses = iFace.getInterfaceAddresses().toString();
+                            if (!last.addresses.equals(tmpAddresses)) {
+                                // addresses have changed, log the difference
+                                last.addresses = tmpAddresses;
+                                logger.info("Interface " + devName + " has address(es): " + last.addresses);
+                            }
+                            var conn = NetworkUtils.getActiveConnection(devName);
+                            if (!conn.equals(activeConnections.get(devName))) {
+                                logger.warn(
+                                        "Unexpected connection "
+                                                + conn
+                                                + " active on "
+                                                + devName
+                                                + ". Expected "
+                                                + activeConnections.get(devName));
+                                logger.info("Reinitializing");
+                                reinitialize();
+                            }
+                        }
+                        last.carrier = carrier;
+                        last.exceptionLogged = false;
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        if (!last.exceptionLogged) {
+                            // Log the exception only once, but keep trying
+                            logger.error("Could not check network status for " + devName, e);
+                            last.exceptionLogged = true;
+                        }
                    }
-                }
-                last.carrier = carrier;
-                last.exceptionLogged = false;
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    if (!last.exceptionLogged) {
-                        // Log the exception only once, but keep trying
-                        logger.error("Could not check network status for " + devName, e);
-                        last.exceptionLogged = true;
-                    }
-                }
-            };
+                };

        TimedTaskManager.getInstance().addTask(taskName, task, millisInterval);
+        logger.debug("Watching network interface at path: " + path);
    }
 }
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/networking/NetworkUtils.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/networking/NetworkUtils.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package org.photonvision.common.networking;

 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.NetworkInterface;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
@@ -156,15 +157,50 @@ public class NetworkUtils {
        return null;
    }

+    public static String getActiveConnection(String devName) {
+        var shell = new ShellExec(true, true);
+        try {
+            shell.executeBashCommand(
+                    "nmcli -g GENERAL.CONNECTION dev show \"" + devName + "\"", true, false);
+            return shell.getOutput().strip();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.error("Exception from nmcli!");
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
+
    public static boolean connDoesNotExist(String connName) {
        var shell = new ShellExec(true, true);
        try {
-            // set nmcli back to DHCP, and re-run dhclient -- this ought to grab a new IP address
-            shell.executeBashCommand("nmcli -f GENERAL.STATE connection show \"" + connName + "\"");
+            shell.executeBashCommand(
+                    "nmcli -g GENERAL.STATE connection show \"" + connName + "\"", true, false);
            return (shell.getExitCode() == 10);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            logger.error("Exception from nmcli!");
        }
        return false;
    }
+
+    public static String getIPAddresses(String iFaceName) {
+        if (iFaceName == null || iFaceName.isBlank()) {
+            return "";
+        }
+        List<String> addresses = new ArrayList<String>();
+        try {
+            var iFace = NetworkInterface.getByName(iFaceName);
+            for (var addr : iFace.getInterfaceAddresses()) {
+                var addrStr = addr.getAddress().toString();
+                if (addrStr.startsWith("/")) {
+                    addrStr = addrStr.substring(1);
+                }
+                addrStr = addrStr + "/" + addr.getNetworkPrefixLength();
+                addresses.add(addrStr);
+            }
+            // addresses = iFace.inetAddresses().map(a ->
+            // a.getAddress().toString()).collect(Collectors.joining(","));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return String.join(", ", addresses);
+    }
 }
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/networking/NetworkingCommands.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/networking/NetworkingCommands.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Photon Vision.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package org.photonvision.common.networking;
+
+// using a separate class because Spotless fails on text blocks
+// spotless:off
+public class NetworkingCommands {
+    public static final String addConnectionCommand = """
+        nmcli connection add
+        con-name "${connection}"
+        ifname "${interface}"
+        type ethernet
+        """.replaceAll("[\\n]", " ");
+
+    public static final String modStaticCommand = """
+        nmcli connection modify ${connection}
+        autoconnect yes
+        ipv4.method manual
+        ipv6.method disabled
+        ipv4.addresses ${ipaddr}/8
+        ipv4.gateway ${gateway}
+        """.replaceAll("[\\n]", " ");
+
+    public static final String modDHCPCommand = """
+        nmcli connection modify "${connection}"
+        autoconnect yes
+        ipv4.method auto
+        ipv6.method disabled
+        """.replaceAll("[\\n]", " ");
+}
+//spotless:on
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/util/ShellExec.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/common/util/ShellExec.java
@@ -40,8 +40,15 @@ public class ShellExec {
        this.readError = readError;
    }

+    /**
+     * Execute a bash command. We can handle complex bash commands including multiple executions (; |
+     * and ||), quotes, expansions ($), escapes (\), e.g.: "cd /abc/def; mv ghi 'older ghi '$(whoami)"
+     *
+     * @param command Bash command to execute
+     * @return process exit code
+     */
    public int executeBashCommand(String command) throws IOException {
-        return executeBashCommand(command, true);
+        return executeBashCommand(command, true, true);
    }

    /**
@@ -49,10 +56,25 @@ public class ShellExec {
     * and ||), quotes, expansions ($), escapes (\), e.g.: "cd /abc/def; mv ghi 'older ghi '$(whoami)"
     *
     * @param command Bash command to execute
-     * @return true if bash got started, but your command may have failed.
+     * @param wait true if the command should wait for the proccess to complete
+     * @return process exit code
     */
    public int executeBashCommand(String command, boolean wait) throws IOException {
-        logger.debug("Executing \"" + command + "\"");
+        return executeBashCommand(command, true, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute a bash command. We can handle complex bash commands including multiple executions (; |
+     * and ||), quotes, expansions ($), escapes (\), e.g.: "cd /abc/def; mv ghi 'older ghi '$(whoami)"
+     * This runs the commands with the default logging.
+     *
+     * @param command Bash command to execute
+     * @param wait true if the command should wait for the proccess to complete
+     * @param debug true if the command and return value should be logged
+     * @return process exit code
+     */
+    public int executeBashCommand(String command, boolean wait, boolean debug) throws IOException {
+        if (debug) logger.debug("Executing \"" + command + "\"");

        boolean success = false;
        Runtime r = Runtime.getRuntime();
@@ -68,7 +90,7 @@ public class ShellExec {
        // Consume streams, older jvm's had a memory leak if streams were not read,
        // some other jvm+OS combinations may block unless streams are consumed.
        int retcode = doProcess(wait, process);
-        logger.debug("Got exit code " + retcode);
+        if (debug) logger.debug("Got exit code " + retcode);
        return retcode;
    }