> Sunny wrote: >> On Nov 13, 2007 6:26 AM, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>> You are right, it can't be set in KNetworkManager. >>>> But I set it up in YaST/Network Devices/Network Card. I set the >>>> ethernet >>>> card as static IP and the wireless as DHCP. NetworkManager honours the >>>> static IP, whenever I am plugged into the network. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Therein lies the problem. I prefer to use static IP at home and DHCP >>> elsewhere. While I can use DHCP at home I prefer static, as I have >>> different addresses for when the computer is running Linux or Windows. >>> >>> >> >> Then use different profiles for home, work and everywhere else. Look at >> SCP. >> You can set every profile with different settings, incl. if you want >> your network controlled by network manager or ifup/down system. So in >> every profile you can set which card gets static IP, which one DHCP, >> etc. >> >> Then, upon boot, or later you can change the profiles. >> >> Cheers >> >> > I have used profile manager in the past and found it had issues with > KNetworkManager. The online docs also say there are issues with using > both. But instead of all this, the question is why is it so difficult > to get a simple feature included in KNetworkMananger? Even Windows lets > you default to a static address, if DHCP is not available.
I agree on this, that it misses some functionality. I often have to go to customers to configure adsl-modems/routers/accesspoints, that have fixed IP's outside of the dhcp range used in the network (especially the AP's and wireless bridges). In windows I can easily use a fixed address, and configure a DNS by hand, changing back to dhcp with a few clicks to test if it works. I can even use fixed IP on the eth-adapter and dhcp on the wireless at the same time. In suse I have to do a lot more to reach that. I would vote for a possibility in NetworkManager to use a fixed address, fixed dns, fixed gateway, etc. on a per-adapter basis. > > > -- > Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- L. de Braal BraHa Systems NL - Terneuzen T +31 115 649333 F +31 115 649444 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
