NetworkManager: I want to believe, but... [was Re: F9 potential service network bug?]

[Jesse Keating]

On Sat, 2008-05-17 at 07:28 -0400, Matthew Miller wrote:
> 
> So, the FeatureMoreNetworkManager wiki page says that NetworkManager is
> supposed to have new "Chuck Norris" features like supporting static IP
> addresses. It didn't work for me on a fresh F9 install, which then was a
> headache etc etc. (Even sytem-config-network had the right info, yet
> interface kept coming up dhcp.) So, as the Feature page says, it sure would
> be an advantage if it worked.
> 
> Except, uh, what advantage does this bring me once it's set up? Why have a
> daemon and applet and dbus infrastructure monitoring something which by
> definition *is not going to change*?
> 
> I'm not trying to troll -- I just don't get it. It seems like there's
> nothing in the "plus" column here. What am I missing?

Now this is interesting, because this same exact case works for me.  Do
install, configure static during install, upon boot static comes up.

Please post your ifconfig files as they came from the installer when
things weren't working.

-- 
Jesse Keating
Fedora -- Freedom² is a feature!
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