starting Fedora Server SIG

[Chris Adams]

Once upon a time, Chuck Anderson <cra at WPI.EDU> said:
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 02:08:42PM -0600, Chris Adams wrote:
> > I do care about the desktop, and I use NM on my notebook (not on my
> > workstations that have a single interface with a single static IP).  I
> > have to shut it down on my notebook sometimes because it doesn't handle
> > some of my normal usage (multiple wired NICs, wired and wireless to
> > different networks, etc.).
> 
> Why do you have to shutdown NM sometimes?  I use NM with multiple 
> wired NICs, and wired + wireless to different networks without 
> problem.

Sometimes I'm using the wireless for "real" network access (default
route) and the wired to access a router for configuration or something.
NM takes a default route from wired before wireless (unless this has
changed recently and I missed something), so the only way to do this is
to shut down NM (and configure things manually).

I periodically use two or three wired interfaces, and again, I might see
a default route on more than one, but I need to control which one is
really default.  Also, sometimes I bridge between two wired interfaces
for traffic monitoring (since the cheapest gigabit switch with port
mirroring is ~$100).

My notebook (Thinkpad Z60m) has built-in gigabit and ABG wireless.  I
then have an ExpressCard gigabit and USB 100 megabit NICs for debugging,
routing, etc. when connecting to multiple networks.

-- 
Chris Adams <cmadams at hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.