I have a USB ethernet adapter on my desktop system that I use when configuring new equipment (servers, routers, switches, etc.). I have a variety of pre-set configs in NM, like 192.168.0.x, 10.0.0.x, etc.
Often while configuring something, I need to reboot it, which drops the link. NM "helpfully" de-configures the interface, and I have to wait for link to return and re-select the right config (because NM won't let me select a config for an interface that is link-down).
Is there a way to disable this "helpfulness", so that for this USB ethernet interface, once I select a config, it stays configured (even if the link drops)? This is frustrating behavior in many cases.
On 06/30/2016 06:24 AM, Chris Adams wrote:
I have a variety of pre-set configs in NM, like 192.168.0.x, 10.0.0.x, etc. ... Is there a way to disable this "helpfulness", so that for this USB ethernet interface, once I select a config, it stays configured (even if the link drops)?
Mark one of those profiles "connect automatically." When working on a device or in a situation where a different configuration is needed, mark a different profile "connect automatically."
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