On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Robin Laing <Robin.Laing(a)drdc-rddc.gc.ca> wrote:
Arthur Pemberton wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Robin Laing <Robin.Laing(a)drdc-rddc.gc.ca>
> wrote:
>>
>> Arthur Pemberton wrote:
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 6:27 AM, Mark Haney <mhaney(a)ercbroadband.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Tom Horsley wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:40:07 -0500
>>>>> Mark Haney wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If I get one that makes sense, then I might shut up
SNIP
>> I think the issue comes when you are not using DHCP as many do. If over
>> the
>> years, you have used setup scripts the NM default approach is a problem.
>>
>> On this fresh install I had to setup my network info in NM at first. Then
>> I
>> moved to network services and turned off NM. A two step approach to get
>> back to the Old way.
>>
>> As for network info, I found I had to edit the /etc/sysconfig/networking
>> manually because system-config-network kept corrupting the settings. I
>> need
>> to do some testing and file a bug report.
>
>
> On my desktop, I have DHCP available, but i use a static IP.
>
> All I did was use sytem-config-network, and check 'start on boot' and
> uncheck 'controlled by NM'. Does this not work for you guys?
>
>
I don't have access to DHCP over the wire (YET) but system-config-network
didn't work for me. It wouldn't save the proper netmask and kept creating
it's own. Both here at work and at home.
Yah I heard about that bug, I believe it was fixed.
As I said, I have to file a bug report. Still trying to get caught
up on
email and work from two weeks off for Xmas.
Good luck.
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