Russell Senior <[email protected]> writes:
>>>>>> "Mike" == Mike Connors <[email protected]> writes:
>
> Mike> I don't run Ubuntu so I can guide you through whatever network
> Mike> management tool you're using. However any of those GUI front-ends are
> Mike> going to read/write from/to the "/etc/network/interfaces" file.
>
> I don't think that is correct.  NetworkManager doesn't really do
> /etc/network/interfaces.  The only interface in my 10.10 install's
> /etc/network/interfaces is for loopback.  NM does its own thing.

On Debian/Ubuntu it does interact with /e/n/i - if you mention an interface in
there NM assumes you mean to manage it the old fashioned way, and should no
longer touch that interface.

So, if you set eth1 up in /e/n/i then NM will not break it for you.
Otherwise, yes, it doesn't touch it. :)

> Also, the cool kids use the iproute utility these days.  ifconfig/route are
> soooo yesterday.
>
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iproute2

Well, it does have the signal advantage that it actually, y'know, works to
manage the features of the Linux IP stack and all. :)

        Daniel
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