On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 7:11 AM, Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> wrote:
Well, for system-wide connections which you would presumably want
for
a server, you edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-* as usual and
NM will bring the interface up at boot.
>From the desktop, you can Edit Connections and create a new static
connection and select it instead of the System or Auto connection
which is very handy when moving between networks that don't support
DHCP.
Then could you tell me, please, how to fix an issue I've got with a
server running F-9 that has a static IP address? I've edited
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0. It contains (among other
settings):
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=none
ONBOOT=yes
NM_CONTROLLED=no
IPADDR=xx.xx.xx.xx
Everything works fine *except* that ONBOOT=yes is not honored. On
boot, eth0 is not up. I have to go login to the machine's console and
"ifup eth0" before I get a network connection. After that it behaves
perfectly. This wasn't so much of a problem when the machine in
question was 50 feet from my desk, but it is currently 45 miles from
my desk and that IS a problem. Thanks,
--
Jerry James
http://loganjerry.googlepages.com/