System Config Tools Cleanup Project - tools to eliminate/replace

[Tom Diehl]

On Tue, 24 Mar 2009, Colin Walters wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Adam Williamson <awilliam at redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> Quite a lot of people still don't want to use NetworkManager. It makes
>> little sense on a system which just sits there connected to a static IP
>> address 24/7.
>
> I think it does because it provides a useful networking API for other
> applications to consume.  For example, answering the question "is
> there an active network link" was effectively impossible for app
> authors before.
>
> Also, in my opinion on a well-managed network if you want a fixed IP
> address, the right way to do it is MAC matching on the DHCP server,
> not client configuration.  And NetworkManager works well in such a
> setup.

Which I guess is OK if you are not setting up the system with the dhcp server
AND the box you are setting up has X installed. Does NM have a command line
interface? Not that I have seen but I could have missed it.

Regards,

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