en-US/Networking.xml

[John J. McDonough]

 en-US/Networking.xml |   43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)

New commits:
commit 4d7a58e4c3e9f0321171fdb3323b53d4c2833dcc
Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd at fedoraproject.org>
Date:   Tue Jun 9 16:12:47 2009 -0400

    Add note on network interfaces not starting on boot

diff --git a/en-US/Networking.xml b/en-US/Networking.xml
index 2ac63dd..33d611e 100644
--- a/en-US/Networking.xml
+++ b/en-US/Networking.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,49 @@
 				</para>
 			</listitem>
 		</varlistentry>
+		<varlistentry>
+			<term>Ethernet connections are not started at first boot</term>
+			<listitem>
+				<para>
+				  Refer to <ulink type="http"
+				  url="http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=498207" />. 
+                                  If you install Fedora 11 using a
+				  non-network-based method (e.g. CD or
+				  DVD), ethernet connections will not
+				  be automatically initialized at
+				  first boot, which is not the
+				  behaviour most people would
+				  expect. This is in fact intentional
+				  (enabling network interfaces on boot
+				  by default has security implications
+				  in some situations), but in future
+				  Fedora releases, there will be an
+				  option in the installer to designate
+				  which interfaces should be started
+				  at boot time.
+				</para>
+				<para>
+				  You can use the NetworkManager tray
+				  icon to enable the ethernet
+				  interface you wish to use, but you
+				  would have to do this at each
+				  boot. To specify that an interface
+				  should always be started on boot,
+				  use the Network Connections tool: in
+				  the system menu, it is under
+				  <guimenu>System > Preferences >
+				  Network Connections</guimenu>. In
+				  the <guilabel>Wired</guilabel> tab,
+				  select the interface you wish to
+				  start at boot, and click
+				  <guilabel>Edit</guilabel>. Check the
+				  box marked <guilabel>Connect
+				  automatically</guilabel>, then click
+				  <guilabel>Apply</guilabel>, and quit
+				  the tool.
+				</para>
+			</listitem>
+		</varlistentry>
 	</variablelist>
 </section>