Is there really a reason to be using the network manager at all? I felt it was a little important on a laptop when I needed some kind of visual sign I was connected and what my signal strength was, but other than that I never really felt it was needed. If you are using DHCP or static DHCP I see even less need for it since you are putting address assignment in the hands of another system. You can also use /sbin/dhclient to get the lease. As for static IP addresses if you don't have a reason to change them I also don't see the need for the network manager. Just my 2 cents, but it seems like something that shouldn't be a deal breaker. I will also note a lot of coworkers used to complain about the network manager in Ubuntu and while I never (except for twice) had problems, a number of people did. When I did have problems with it, it caused some severe headaches and because of that I doubt I would use it on a system that I didn't need to view the strength of the signal on or want to easily switch between networks, namely laptops. I would recommend static DHCP and call it a day.
Jeff, have you tried installing 8.04 or 7.10 even? they are most likely going to be more recent than RHEL based distros in a lot of ways. 7.10 is when the 3d desktop effects became pretty good so you wouldn't be taking too many steps back. On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Paul Saenz <[email protected]>wrote: > I believe knetworkmanager is in the ubuntu official repositories. > or you can get it at this link: > > http://linuxappfinder.com/package/knetworkmanager > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:15:32 -0800 > Subject: Re: [LinuxUsers] only two problems left ... > > > Jeff, is your network connection DCHP or Static? > If it is static, is your network devices configured in > etc/network/interfaces? > > If it is, then the unmanaged notification is what it's supposed to do. > According to this bug notification, the NM formerly didn't have unmanaged > status when network devices are configured in etc/network/interfaces. > The bug is marked as fixed. > That is why DK's NM would revert back to DCHP. > See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/256054 > > Like David Kaiser said, if you are on a static IP, then you don't need > network manager. > And, this manager is full of bugs. > Just remove it. > > If you're on DHCP, AND/OR > If you need a network manager use knetworkmanager. (I know you love those k > apps) > It's much better than the install Ubuntu NM. > > Problem solved. > No sarcasm here > > > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:01:00 -0800 > > Subject: [LinuxUsers] only two problems left ... > > > > It appears I now have only two problems left: > > > > 1) discussed and answered already but I can't find the post right now; > > I'll look again later: The Network Manager Icon still shows up at the > > top telling me the network is broken. It's not. It's running. It > > didn't run when I finished the setup; the eth0 entry in the network > > file was commented out. I had to remove the comment. Then I tried to > > add a route; it wouldn't take it, but on a reboot it finds the network. > > The Network Manager Icon was NOT broken before I updated everything. > > > > 2) If I log out as one user I cannot log back in either as the same or > > different user. The screen goes to that beige color that shows up > > before there's a desktop image, the mouse works, but there's nothing on > > the screen to click on and none of the hot keys for killing x or > > switching to a cli work. > > > > The latter is the one I can't live with; I posted early morning (3 am or > > so) on the ubuntu forum; if I don't get an answer later today I'm > > moving on. > > > > To whomever wrote previously about "sticking with ubuntu"; I didn't > > respond then because I didn't know if you were being sarcastic or not. > > I still don't, but to give you the benefit of the doubt ... I'm a > > business user. I don't need drama in my OS. > > > > If my best choice is to buy the commercial Novell desktop I will... I > > won't even think of RHEL or CentOS on the desktop; it's never > > up-to-date enough for me to build a system. But I'll try Mandriva > > again before I spend money because I've been happy with it for over > > three and a half years now. > > > > Jeff > > -- > > Jeff Lasman, Nobaloney Internet Services > > P.O. Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 > > Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only > > voice: +1 951 643-5345, or see: > > "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; > > _______________________________________________ > > LinuxUsers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > ------------------------------ > Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. Check it > out.<http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_explore_022009> > ------------------------------ > Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. Check it > out.<http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_AE_Faster_022009> > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- Peter Manis (678) 269-7979
