From 6abc03577cba5747c845391c395bb30933bc8df4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sandwich <sandwich@archworks.co>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:45:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(environment): bring interface up before IP assignment,
 add network verification

---
 .../environment/tasks/_configure_network.yml  | 43 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)

diff --git a/roles/environment/tasks/_configure_network.yml b/roles/environment/tasks/_configure_network.yml
index f4ccc37..ea0e015 100644
--- a/roles/environment/tasks/_configure_network.yml
+++ b/roles/environment/tasks/_configure_network.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@
         | default('')
       }}
 
+- name: Bring up network interface
+  when:
+    - hypervisor_type == "vmware"
+    - environment_interface_name | default('') | length > 0
+  ansible.builtin.command: "ip link set {{ environment_interface_name }} up"
+  register: environment_link_result
+  changed_when: environment_link_result.rc == 0
+
 - name: Set IP-Address
   when:
     - hypervisor_type == "vmware"
@@ -32,6 +40,21 @@
   register: environment_gateway_result
   changed_when: environment_gateway_result.rc == 0
 
+- name: Verify network configuration
+  when:
+    - hypervisor_type == "vmware"
+    - system_cfg.network.ip is defined and system_cfg.network.ip | string | length > 0
+  ansible.builtin.command: "ip addr show {{ environment_interface_name }}"
+  register: environment_ip_verify
+  changed_when: false
+
+- name: Display network configuration
+  when:
+    - hypervisor_type == "vmware"
+    - environment_ip_verify is defined
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ environment_ip_verify.stdout_lines }}"
+
 - name: Configure DNS resolvers
   when:
     - hypervisor_type == "vmware"
@@ -47,6 +70,26 @@
       {% endif %}
     mode: "0644"
 
+- name: Verify gateway reachability
+  when:
+    - hypervisor_type == "vmware"
+    - system_cfg.network.gateway is defined and system_cfg.network.gateway | string | length > 0
+  ansible.builtin.command: "ping -c 2 -W 3 {{ system_cfg.network.gateway }}"
+  register: environment_gateway_ping
+  changed_when: false
+  retries: 3
+  delay: 3
+
+- name: Verify DNS resolution
+  when:
+    - hypervisor_type == "vmware"
+    - system_cfg.network.dns.servers | default([]) | length > 0
+  ansible.builtin.command: "getent hosts archlinux.org"
+  register: environment_dns_check
+  changed_when: false
+  retries: 3
+  delay: 5
+
 - name: Synchronize clock via NTP
   ansible.builtin.command: timedatectl set-ntp true
   register: environment_ntp_result