Ubuntu 8.04 I'll have to admit that I am rather old school when it comes to administering my machines. I usually like to take a more active approach than letting a daemon make decisions for me. I used to hack on /etc/network/interfaces and /etc/resolv.conf to get what I wanted done, and in some ways I am missing that level of control...
I have an HP laptop with a wired and a wireless interface. My network usage falls into three models: - wireless, no VPN, roaming - wired, no wireless (in the office) DHCP on wired - wireless, VPN, dhcp, no wired (tun0 interface created) I run into several issues with NetworkManager: - if I have been working at home, (wireless, WEP, VPN) and transition to the office, I have to manually enable the wired interface. - if I have been working in the office (wired, no VPN) and come home, I generally have to fiddle with enabling/disabling wireless and wired interfaces until I get a DHCP address from the wireless router. I sometimes have to kill dhclient and clear out /var/lib/dhcp3 in order for NetworkManager to realize it has to go get a new ip. The interface will be 'up' but no. No errors from dhcp on router. - if am working with the VPN (tun0) wireless and the little checkbox is ON next to the wired interface, I am *assured* that my connection will drop periodically. Usually 5-10 minutes. If I manage to get NetworkManager to leave off the little checkbox, then it will stay up indefinitely. I've tried setting up profiles for this and this sometimes works. I still have to 'bounce' between profiles at time to get it to trigger dhclient properly. I typically NEVER suspend and resume - these are cold boots. What is strange is if I revert to manual management of /etc/network/interfaces, I get a high level of stability - switching between wired and wireless is swift and certain. I can control whether dhcp runs or not on the wired interface. All this leads me to think that I am not using this in the right way. I think my needs are: - if I am wired, I don't care about the wireless interface - if I am wireless, I don't want the wired interface to even be probed Am I missing something critical in my use model? Any pointers are much appreciated. Rick -- Rick Beldin Marietta, GA [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
