17 Jan
2009
17 Jan
'09
9:05 p.m.
On Sat, 2009-01-17 at 19:44 -0700, Craig White wrote:
I think you have a misunderstanding of the role of both 'network' and 'NetworkManager' services.
'network' service is clearly better for server usage as it is a true startup daemon that doesn't require any user interaction.
'NetworkManager' at present provides for userland control which means that it isn't all that useful until a user logs in.
That used to be accurate -- but NetworkManager now also handles system-wide network setup. Anaconda and system-config-network both default to setting up NetworkManager connections, which if marked "Connect automatically", will be configured at boot (before login) if connectivity is present.
-Chris