On Wed, 2007-09-26 at 12:38 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Incidentally, does anyone understand why there are 2 further copies > of ifcfg-<IF> in /etc/sysconfig/networking/[devices,profiles] ? > Are these actually used? There is a system of hard links (multiple directory entries pointing to the same file--not copies) that allows you to have multiple profiles (e.g., home, work, etc.) where the devices can be configured to have different characteristics (fixed IP address or DHCP, different WEP keys, etc.) When you change profiles, the links are swapped around so the links in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts point at the right ones for the current profile. It sounds better than it works, IMHO. NetworkManager is a better tool for most wireless connections (modulo issues with some older cards and some drivers). It works fine for wired connections too, as long as they DHCP. -- Matthew Saltzman Clemson University Math Sciences mjs AT clemson DOT edu http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list