NetworkManager?

[Jerry Feldman]

On 12/12/2008 10:22 AM, David Hummel wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org> wrote:
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>> On 12/12/2008 09:18 AM, Matthew Gillen wrote:
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>>> I use it on all my systems nowadays.  It used to have issues with sta=
tic
>>> IPs, but that seems better now.
>>>
>>> One of the reasons I'd recommend it is the ifplug functionality: if y=
ou
>>> unplug the cable, it "does the right thing" by bringing the interface=
 down
>>> (so network operations return failure immediately instead of timing o=
ut,
>>> etc).  Likewise when you plug it back in, it will immediately
>>> reactivate/renew-DHCP.
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>> What about static IPs. I use a static IP so I can allow for ssh connec=
tions.
>> This is the main reason I disabled Network Manager. I certainly use it=
 on my
>> laptop, and it has worked very well.
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>
> If your DHCP server supports fixed IPs based on MAC address, this is
> one work-around.  Otherwise, I don't see the point of using NM for a
> system that isn't physically moving around ...
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Most DHCP servers will try to retain the same IP address based on the=20
MAC address, but this is not guaranteed with most. I certainly know that =

mine does not have the capability to assign an IP address to a specific=20
MAC address. Turning off Network manager seems to be the best solution=20
for using a static IP.  Or, possibly tying port forwarding to a MAC=20
address. My router only forwards on an IP address.

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Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
Boston Linux and Unix
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