FYI, I'm doing the same thing. I have spent some time setting up a
Chromebook "securely" (in theory), though mainly to access a Linux
Terminal Server over a VPN.

First, are you using the built in Linux subsystem? When I bring up the
ChromeOS terminal (ctrl-alt-T, not the linux subsystem), the crosh
prompt does not have the ip or the ifconfig commands. However, when I
look at my network connection (via the GUI), I'm seeing an IP in my
network range.

I went ahead and installed the Linux subsystem again (I'm spending a lot
of time playing on it) and my IP for that is 10.115.92.205/28, so it
looks like the Linux subsystem is using using some kind of virtual IP,
similar to what virtlib does by default.

Rod

On 1/26/22 8:24 AM, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
> Greetings
>
> If this is too far off topic - - - please advise.
>
> Just got myself a chromebook - - - - lots of hoopla la about tablets
> and though I'd try one.
> Its a fairly brain dead POS so I'm trying to find ways to make it useful!
>
> So I go into the terminal ad do ifconfig and ip a and what I'm
> getting is a weird ip address.
>
> My routher is at 192.168.1.1 and all my other hardware is visible there.
> The chromebook says it is at 100.115.92.204/28.
>
> How did it get there?
>
> How is it connecting to and through the router?
> Chromebook docs seem very light - - - hugely the 'trust us' modus - -
> - which means that I don't.
>
> I am wanting to use this thing to read pdf's when not at my computer
> (ie lunch or other such times).
>
> Not even sure what to do - - - ideas/suggestions - - please?
>
> TIA
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