[lug] FC10 Network GUI and chkconfig problem

[Michael J. Hammel]

On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 13:02 -0500, Gordon Golding wrote:
>  
> Has anyone used the Gnome network configuration GUI to setup their
> network?
> 
> I find that it shuts down network (chkconfig >>  off off off)

F10 uses NetworkManager as a replacement to network.  In order to switch
back, disable NetworkManager and enabled network (the services, with
chkconfig).  Then restart network.

> Anybody else tripped over this?

Many times.  NetworkManager hoses my network configurations.  network
does a better job.  One caveat:  if you use the GUI for network then the
NETMASK entry in your /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-<network
interface> file will get hosed.  You may have to manually fix it.  

As long as you don't change the config often this isn't much of a
problem.

See http://www.graphics-muse.org/wp/?p=202 and search for
"NetworkManager".  I don't mention disabling NetworkManager there but
you'll see the reference to editing the ifcfg-xxx files.

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Michael J. Hammel                                    Principal Software Engineer
mjhammel at graphics-muse.org                           http://graphics-muse.org
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