NetworkManager - similar hassle , anyone ?

[Kenn Thyrsted]

Hi, list

NetworkManager drives me crazy!
Has anyone experienced similar ?
- If so, has anyone a fix ?

I have a Fedora8-ws on LAN.
On the LAN there are two gateways, GW1 and GW2.
GW1 is also DHCP server, setting GW1 as default gateway.

Now, what i want is pretty simple:

I want a static IP address on the Fedora8-ws
I want GW2 as default gateway.

This should be pretty easy, so i start
system-config-network, and 
uncheck the DHCP-part, and
specifies the IP, mask and gateway
I leave the checkmark, letting NM handle the connection.


But somehow it still get that ip from DHCP.
Ant worse: i get GW1 as gateway.

Then, as root i execute
service network restart

and - voilà there is my address and gateway as specified in
"system-config-network".

Very annoying !!

Now i uncheck, the box letting NM _not_ handle the connection.

When i reboot i have the wanted IP/mask/GW.

- Success - or so i thought.

NM shows that there is NO network connection.
Well i don't mind that as it shouldn't (mis)manage the
networkconnection.

BUT, surprise !
Evolution now starts offline, and pidgin won't connect but is left in a
state of "waiting for network connection".

And i'm notified that my system isn't receiving any updates due to lack
of network connectivity.

I'm just dying to see what's next - not..

I've run RedHat 5,6,9,FC2,FC6, and now F8 and i kinda like the SElinux
idea.
But networking worked fine in my previous installations...

arrgh..

sorry for the rant.

regards
Kenn