On Monday 08 March 2010 17:53:44 Anne Wilson wrote: > On Monday 08 March 2010 16:36:25 Martin Kho wrote: > > On Monday 08 March 2010 17:17:51 Anne Wilson wrote: > > > On Monday 08 March 2010 16:09:44 Patrick Boutilier wrote: > > > > On 03/08/2010 12:06 PM, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > > On Monday 08 March 2010 15:55:45 Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > >> On Monday 08 March 2010 14:37:47 Thomas Janssen wrote: > > > > >>> Do try the NetoworkManager-gnome (nm-applet). I had a different > > > > >>> problem, not solvable with knetworkmanager, but with nm-applet. > > > > >> > > > > >> I could try it again, but of course the reason I was trying > > > > >> knetwork manager was because NetworkManager-gnome wasn't working. > > > > >> Still, it's worth a try, since I tried to change over before the > > > > >> 4.4.1 update. I'll report back. > > > > > > > > > > Is there no way of restarting things like this, without rebooting? > > > > > It's beginning to feel like windows! AIUI the command 'service > > > > > network restart' can't be used if NetworkManager-gnome is to > > > > > control it. Is that right? > > > > > > > > service NetworkManager restart > > > > > > service NetworkManager restart > > > Stopping NetworkManager daemon: [ OK ] > > > Setting network parameters... [ OK ] > > > Starting NetworkManager daemon: [ OK ] > > > [root at anne-laptop ~]# ifup eth0 > > > > > > Determining IP information for eth0...dhclient(6296) is already running > > > - exiting. > > > > > > This version of ISC DHCP is based on the release available > > > on ftp.isc.org. Features have been added and other changes > > > have been made to the base software release in order to make > > > it work better with this distribution. > > > > > > Please report for this software via the Red Hat Bugzilla site: > > > http://bugzilla.redhat.com > > > > > > exiting. > > > > > > failed. > > > > > > I think I'm beaten. > > > > > > Just one thought - I have no idea why, but on this laptop eth0 is > > > defined as the wireless interface and eth1 is the cabled one. I > > > didn't do this - the setup did - but I'm beginning to wonder whether > > > it's relevant. > > > > What have in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth[0,1]? Do they > > exist? > > Experimenting in system-config-network I changed eth0 to wlan0, but ifup > wlan0 gives the same errors. Running system-config-network sets up network not NetworkManager. In my config for eth0 I only have: "# Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller DEVICE=eth0 HWADDR=00:18:F3:8A:F3:D6" The rest is set up by NetworkManager. In /var/lib/dhclient/dhclient-<big number>-eth[0,1].lease you'll find the find the set up info. > > ifcfg-wlan0 > # Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection > DEVICE=eth0 > BOOTPROTO=dhcp > HWADDR=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx > ONBOOT=yes > DNS2=212.23.3.100 > TYPE=Wireless > DNS1=192.168.0.1 > NM_CONTROLLED=yes > USERCTL=yes > PEERDNS=yes > IPV6INIT=yes > MODE=Managed > RATE=auto > ESSID= > CHANNEL= > > (the firmware is installed) > > ifcfg-eth1 > # Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet > DEVICE=eth1 > BOOTPROTO=dhcp > HWADDR=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx > ONBOOT=yes > TYPE=Ethernet > IPV6INIT=no > USERCTL=no > > Anne
