On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Tixy <debianu...@tixy.myzen.co.uk> wrote: > On Sun, 2009-10-18 at 11:44 +0530, Foss User wrote: >> I am using Squeeze. The network icon on my GNome desktop always shows >> a red cross on it. If the network gets disconnected for some reason >> and I reconnect it again, GNome does not connect to the network >> automatically. I have to run /etc/init.d/networking restart to >> reconnect to the network again. I remember that in the stable Lenny, >> network is managed automatically by GNome or Debian. I would want the >> same to happen in Squeeze. Please help me. > > If you comment out the lines for your network interfaces (by putting a > '#' at the line start) in /etc/network/intefaces then Network Manager > will manage the connections. E.g. from my 'interfaces' file, > > #allow-hotplug eth0 > #iface eth0 inet dhcp > > Leave the lines for the loopback interface alone though.
These are the only lines I have in my /etc/network/interfaces # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth1 iface eth1 inet dhcp But, network manager is not managing the network connections. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
