F9 - Network interface disabled after each reboot

[Christopher Mocock]

Hi,

I'm having a strange problem with Fedora 9 Preview. At first I couldn't 
get my network port to be configured by Network Manager. There are no 
details of it in the NetworkManager configuration screens and I can't 
"Add" it as all the buttons are greyed out.

Frustrated by the inability to do anything with NM, I decided instead to 
use system-config-network. The NIC is listed there so I configured it, 
made sure to check the "start interface on boot" button. Unticked the 
box which lets NetworkManager control the interface.

Now when I activate the interface in system-config-network, it works 
fine, but every time I reboot it's disabled again.

I've tried unchecking the "Enable Networking" button in NetworkManager 
but that makes no difference - and annoyingly is always checked again 
after a reboot.

System-wise, I started with the F9 Preview and have done a couple of yum 
updates so I'm up-to-date. The onboard NIC is an Intel 82562EZ 10/100 
(e100 module).

Any ideas why this might be happening? Is Network Manager likely to be 
the culprit, and if so, is it fairly safe to uninstall?

Thanks in advance,


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Chris Mocock