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On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org> wrote: > On 12/12/2008 09:18 AM, Matthew Gillen wrote: >> >> I use it on all my systems nowadays. It used to have issues with static >> IPs, but that seems better now. >> >> One of the reasons I'd recommend it is the ifplug functionality: if you >> unplug the cable, it "does the right thing" by bringing the interface down >> (so network operations return failure immediately instead of timing out, >> etc). Likewise when you plug it back in, it will immediately >> reactivate/renew-DHCP. > > What about static IPs. I use a static IP so I can allow for ssh connections. > This is the main reason I disabled Network Manager. I certainly use it on my > laptop, and it has worked very well. 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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