Network Manager, Firefox and more on FC10

[Arthur Pemberton]

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Robin Laing <Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca> wrote:
> Arthur Pemberton wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Robin Laing <Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Arthur Pemberton wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 6:27 AM, Mark Haney <mhaney at ercbroadband.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom Horsley wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:40:07 -0500
>>>>>> Mark Haney wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If I get one that makes sense, then I might shut up
>
> SNIP
>
>>> I think the issue comes when you are not using DHCP as many do.  If over
>>> the
>>> years, you have used setup scripts the NM default approach is a problem.
>>>
>>> On this fresh install I had to setup my network info in NM at first. Then
>>> I
>>> moved to network services and turned off NM.  A two step approach to get
>>> back to the Old way.
>>>
>>> As for network info, I found I had to edit the /etc/sysconfig/networking
>>> manually because system-config-network kept corrupting the settings.  I
>>> need
>>> to do some testing and file a bug report.
>>
>>
>> On my desktop, I have DHCP available, but i use a static IP.
>>
>> All I did was use sytem-config-network, and check 'start on boot' and
>> uncheck 'controlled by NM'. Does this not work for you guys?
>>
>>
>
> I don't have access to DHCP over the wire (YET) but system-config-network
> didn't work for me.  It wouldn't save the proper netmask and kept creating
> it's own.  Both here at work and at home.

Yah I heard about that bug, I believe it was fixed.

> As I said, I have to file a bug report.  Still trying to get caught up on
> email and  work from two weeks off for Xmas.

Good luck.

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