<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Todd Denniston wrote, On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:14:16 -0500<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > McGuffey, David C. wrote, On 01/12/2009 12:36 PM:<o:p></o:p> > > I almost hate to bring this topic up again because it was beaten to<o:p></o:p> > > death earlier. However...I'm having a problem with NetworkManager<o:p></o:p> > > scribbling a bizarre netmask into my *SUPPOSEDLY* static address info<o:p></o:p> > > for eth0.<o:p></o:p> > ><o:p></o:p> > > I get it configured, and it works for a while, then I end up with dns<o:p></o:p> > > lookup failures. When I go to NetworkManager I find it has duplicated<o:p></o:p> > > the gateway address (192.168.1.1) into the netmask entry also.<o:p></o:p> > ><o:p></o:p> > > Getting static addressing to work under NetworkManager has been nothing<o:p></o:p> > > short of a hair-pulling experience. The folks working NetworkManager<o:p></o:p> > > need to understand that not *ALL* linux boxes will travel...some are<o:p></o:p> > > single-purpose boxes on networks that have a security policy that<o:p></o:p> > > mandates static addressing. When one checks the static address button,<o:p></o:p> > > NetworkManager must absolutely stop scribbling in places it<o:p></o:p> > > shouldn't!!!!<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > The responses I have seen to this problem in this list and the fedora-test<o:p></o:p> > list summarize as follows:<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > 1) the *CURRENT* NM does not do a (non DHCP) static configuration very<o:p></o:p> > well or<o:p></o:p> > at all, but they are working on it for a future version, and occasionally<o:p></o:p> > DHCP<o:p></o:p> > and NM are fun.<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > 2) if your computer does not roam and/or does not use wireless networks,<o:p></o:p> > then<o:p></o:p> > do the following UNTIL the static network version of NM is ready:<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > service NetworkManager stop<o:p></o:p> > /sbin/chkconfig NetworkManager off<o:p></o:p> > /sbin/chkconfig network on<o:p></o:p> > service network start<o:p></o:p> > system-config-network #configure as you<o:p></o:p> > # # always have in the past.<o:p></o:p> > reboot #if you're feeling frogy.<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > 3) the biggest unfortunate thing about the above is that it may or may not<o:p></o:p> > be<o:p></o:p> > possible to configure a kickstart postscript to do 2 while installing on a<o:p></o:p> > mess of machines in an automated way.<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > --<o:p></o:p> > Todd <o:p></o:p> Thanks. I’ll give this a try later today when I get back to the lab. The lab is small, and I’m not using kickstart.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Dave McGuffey<o:p></o:p> Principal Information System Security Engineer // NSA-IEM, NSA-IAM<o:p></o:p> SAIC, IISBU, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Columbia</st1:City></st1:place>, <st1:State w:st="on">MD</st1:State><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>