[Dietpi-Config] Unable to connect to wifi with Static IP.

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Required Information

• DietPi version | 9
• Distro version | bullseye 0
• Kernel version | Linux --- 6.1.21-v7+ #1642 SMP Mon Apr 3 17:20:52 BST 2023 armv7l GNU/Linux
• SBC model | RPi 3 Model B (armv7l)
• Power supply used | Official Rasp PSU
• SD card used | Sandisk

Additional Information (if applicable)

• Software title | dietpi-config
• Can this issue be replicated on a fresh installation of DietPi?

• Bug report ID | 8a3c9c74-cc9d-45e9-8fe5-f20d84f77235

Steps to reproduce

1. sudo dietpi-config > Network Options: Adapters > Wifi > Static > Fillout correct network info > Apply

Feb 22 13:02:55 Helgen systemd[1]: Starting ifup for wlan0...
Feb 22 13:02:55 Helgen wpa_supplicant[16815]: Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
Feb 22 13:02:55 Helgen ifup[16823]: RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Feb 22 13:02:55 Helgen ifup[16801]: ifup: failed to bring up wlan0
Feb 22 13:02:55 Helgen systemd[1]: [email protected]: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Feb 22 13:02:55 Helgen wpa_supplicant[16820]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED ret=-512 retry=1
Feb 22 13:02:55 Helgen wpa_supplicant[16820]: nl80211: deinit ifname=p2p-dev-wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0
Feb 22 13:02:55 Helgen wpa_supplicant[16820]: p2p-dev-wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING
Feb 22 13:02:55 Helgen wpa_supplicant[16820]: nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0
Job for [email protected] failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status [email protected]" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
[FAILED] DietPi-Config | systemctl restart ifup@wlan0

Expected behaviour

• Connect to wifi

Actual behaviour

• Not connecting

Extra details

It will connect via DHCP

-- Journal begins at Sat 2025-02-22 12:24:58 GMT. --
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen systemd[1]: Stopping ifup for eth0...
[  OK  ] DietPi-Config | systemctl restart ifup@eth0
[ INFO ] DietPi-Config | systemctl restart ifup@wlan0, please wait...
-- Journal begins at Sat 2025-02-22 12:24:58 GMT. --
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen systemd[1]: Starting ifup for wlan0...
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen wpa_supplicant[19907]: Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen dhclient[19915]: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.1
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen ifup[19915]: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.4.1
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen ifup[19915]: Copyright 2004-2018 Internet Systems Consortium.
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen ifup[19915]: All rights reserved.
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen ifup[19915]: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen dhclient[19915]: Copyright 2004-2018 Internet Systems Consortium.
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen dhclient[19915]: All rights reserved.
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen dhclient[19915]: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen dhclient[19915]:
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen dhclient[19915]: Listening on LPF/wlan0/b8:27:eb:45:e0:46
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen ifup[19915]: Listening on LPF/wlan0/b8:27:eb:45:e0:46
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen ifup[19915]: Sending on   LPF/wlan0/b8:27:eb:45:e0:46
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen ifup[19915]: Sending on   Socket/fallback
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen ifup[19915]: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen dhclient[19915]: Sending on   LPF/wlan0/b8:27:eb:45:e0:46
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen dhclient[19915]: Sending on   Socket/fallback
Feb 22 13:12:14 Helgen dhclient[19915]: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
Feb 22 13:12:15 Helgen wpa_supplicant[19910]: wlan0: Trying to associate with SSID 'A Link Between Worlds_iot'
Feb 22 13:12:15 Helgen wpa_supplicant[19910]: wlan0: Associated with fa:a7:31:ca:9c:ad
Feb 22 13:12:15 Helgen wpa_supplicant[19910]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to fa:a7:31:ca:9c:ad completed [id=0 id_str=]
Feb 22 13:12:15 Helgen wpa_supplicant[19910]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SUBNET-STATUS-UPDATE status=0
Feb 22 13:12:15 Helgen wpa_supplicant[19910]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE init=COUNTRY_IE type=COUNTRY alpha2=DE
[  OK  ] DietPi-Config | systemctl restart ifup@wlan0

sudo ifup wlan0
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
ifup: failed to bring up wlan0

cat /etc/network/interfaces
# WiFi
allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
address 192.168.1.160
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.254
#dns-nameservers 192.168.1.254
pre-up iw dev wlan0 set power_save off
post-down iw dev wlan0 set power_save on
wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

sudo journalctl -u ifup@wlan0
Feb 22 13:02:55  systemd[1]: Starting ifup for wlan0...
Feb 22 13:02:55  wpa_supplicant[16815]: Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
Feb 22 13:02:55  ifup[16823]: RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Feb 22 13:02:55  ifup[16801]: ifup: failed to bring up wlan0
Feb 22 13:02:55  systemd[1]: [email protected]: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Feb 22 13:02:55  wpa_supplicant[16820]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-FAILED ret=-512 retry=1
Feb 22 13:02:55  wpa_supplicant[16820]: nl80211: deinit ifname=p2p-dev-wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0
Feb 22 13:02:55  wpa_supplicant[16820]: p2p-dev-wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING
Feb 22 13:02:55  wpa_supplicant[16820]: nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0
Feb 22 13:02:56  wpa_supplicant[16820]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING
Feb 22 13:02:56  systemd[1]: [email protected]: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Feb 22 13:02:56  systemd[1]: Failed to start ifup for wlan0.

dpkg -l | grep dhcp
ii  isc-dhcp-client              4.4.1-2.3+deb11u2                armhf        DHCP client for automatically obtaining an IP address

Thank you for your help!