Neal Becker wrote:
What does 'auto ethernet' selection do?
Pre-release questions should be directed to fedora-test list. NM has two different settings for ethernet connections. The one called 'eth0' inherits the settings from /etc/sysconfig/network* files. "Ethernet" uses gconf to manage the settings. It is a classic vs new method difference.
Rahul
Rahul Sundaram wrote:
Neal Becker wrote:
What does 'auto ethernet' selection do?
Pre-release questions should be directed to fedora-test list. NM has two different settings for ethernet connections. The one called 'eth0' inherits the settings from /etc/sysconfig/network* files. "Ethernet" uses gconf to manage the settings. It is a classic vs new method difference.
Rahul
um ... its not pre-release, its out there.
I roll Fedora releases almost every kernel release.
Right now, its:
kernel-2.6.24.5-85.fc8 and NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.6.7.svn3370.fc8
Some major problems exist that I can see.
!!IF!! no prior version is installed before installing NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.6.7.svn3370:
1. eth0 is grayed out and unusable 2. There is no way to add a dial-up connection a. prior releases would use dial-ups created by system-config-network 3. All connection edits are limited to Delete -- no add or modify.
Kinda tough to use it like this. Those who have connections already configured before upgrading to this version will continue to be able to use those connections, however, 2 and 3 still apply.
Please prove me wrong, my users are getting restless over this ...
Phil Meyer wrote:
Phil Meyer wrote:
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- eth0 is grayed out and unusable
A bit more info here. All of my users move their home directory skeletons to each new system, including .g*
Running gconf-cleaner and logging out and back in again allows eth0 to appear!
In my experience so far, in sys-net-config, choosing both 'start on boot' and 'manage with NM' results in non-working and greyed out.
Phil Meyer wrote:
Rahul Sundaram wrote:
Neal Becker wrote:
What does 'auto ethernet' selection do?
Pre-release questions should be directed to fedora-test list. NM has two different settings for ethernet connections. The one called 'eth0' inherits the settings from /etc/sysconfig/network* files. "Ethernet" uses gconf to manage the settings. It is a classic vs new method difference.
Rahul
um ... its not pre-release, its out there.
Fedora 9 isn't out there yet. What is out there are test/development releases.
Some major problems exist that I can see.
!!IF!! no prior version is installed before installing NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.6.7.svn3370:
- eth0 is grayed out and unusable
- There is no way to add a dial-up connection a. prior releases would use dial-ups created by system-config-network
- All connection edits are limited to Delete -- no add or modify.
Kinda tough to use it like this. Those who have connections already configured before upgrading to this version will continue to be able to use those connections, however, 2 and 3 still apply.
Please prove me wrong, my users are getting restless over this ...
I can't really provide you wrong since NM behavior is hardware specific. Deploying a development release to new users isn't best practise. Do file bug reports however.
Rahul
Rahul Sundaram wrote:
Phil Meyer wrote:
Rahul Sundaram wrote:
Neal Becker wrote:
um ... its not pre-release, its out there.
Fedora 9 isn't out there yet. What is out there are test/development releases.
Some major problems exist that I can see.
!!IF!! no prior version is installed before installing NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.6.7.svn3370:
- eth0 is grayed out and unusable
- There is no way to add a dial-up connection a. prior releases would use dial-ups created by system-config-network
- All connection edits are limited to Delete -- no add or modify.
Kinda tough to use it like this. Those who have connections already configured before upgrading to this version will continue to be able to use those connections, however, 2 and 3 still apply.
Please prove me wrong, my users are getting restless over this ...
I can't really provide you wrong since NM behavior is hardware specific. Deploying a development release to new users isn't best practise. Do file bug reports however.
Rahul
Um... That change is in Fedora 8, not pre-release. I noticed it too. I'm sure skimming over it, it might seem like he (we) are talking about the pre-release, but it is a change that automatically showed up for users of F8.
I guess you don't have to run Rawhide to get new stuff, which is great for some situations, but definitely bad for others.