FC14, brief rant

[Mike Burger]

> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:43 AM, mark <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote:
>> Stainforth, Matthew (SD/DS) wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The team is a bunch of inbred nitwits. I rebuilt a box, completely,
>>>>
>>>> last week. I just ran a yum update, and rebooted. Then I went down two
>>>> floors, and into a server room, and logged on.
>>>>>
>>>>> chkconfig --list network reports *OFF*
>>>>
>>>> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
>>>> is probably a more appropriate list for your rant, although they might
>>>> not take kindly to your words.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure any list is appropriate for unprofessional personal
>>> attacks. I wouldn't consider them, or the people who make them, welcome
>>> here or anywhere else.
>>>
>> Um, and do you consider an install and/or upgrade of Linux that turns
>> *off*
>> networking "professional"?
>
> I've just checked my F14 install.
>
> "chkconfig --list network" reports "off" but "chkconfig --list
> NetworkManager" reports "on"...

That explains it.  Can't have both set to on.

NetworkManager works best, IMO, when you're using DHCP or (even more
importantly) when you're using WiFi.  If you're running a server, I feel
it's better to disable the NetworkManager service and enable the network
service.



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