Wireless newbies -- just try NetworkManager!
Paul Johnson
pauljohn32 at gmail.com
Thu Mar 13 04:50:15 UTC 2008
On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 10:32 PM, Mike Chambers <mike at miketc.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-03-12 at 12:40 -0400, Todd Zullinger wrote:
>
>
> Yes, but what about "wired" networks? That is what I have, and the
> default doesn't work for me. I had to turn it off, or at least make
> sure network was setup and running as my /etc/resolv.conf file wasn't
> even configured, and it was initially during install.
>
> --
> Mike Chambers
Ha! I just tested this.
Today I was on a wireless access point and suspended the laptop. Went
to a lab where there is no wireless, only a wire with DHCP. opened up
laptop, and VIOLA, NM found the wire and turned it on. It gathered
the DNS numbers and everything.
As far as I understand the comments from other people, NM does not
work with static assigned IP numbers and it may/will wreck settings in
/etc/resolv.conf. That is a bit of a problem, and I think the only
thing to do is to use the nm-applet to turn off its networking
activity, and then use the old fashioned way to activate the static ip
(use system-config-network). I believe the static IP service from NM
is being developed, but I don't know much more than what is posted in
here.
But I am open to correction there, as usual.
pj
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Paul E. Johnson
Professor, Political Science
1541 Lilac Lane, Room 504
University of Kansas
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