On Fri, 2009-11-13 at 06:59 -0500, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > Linuxguy123 writes: > > > > > So, I reverted to using system-config-network and firestarter. I > > disabled NetworkManager controlling the devices. Firestarter kept > > saying that eth0 wasn't ready and crashing. I know I've run into this > > problem before with statically configured ports and firestarter, but I > > can't remember what I did to fix it. > > > > This is way harder than it needs to be ! > > > > I'm hoping the Network Manager in F12 will be a little more refined. > > Sometimes, it's easier to configure things directly by editing the contents > of /etc/sysconfig, rather than try to figure out how to do it using some > flashy GUI. > > What you want to do is not really that exotic. However it is also rather > uncommon, so, sometimes, you find that the tools which are designed for > average users and common situations simply cannot accomodate an unusual > situation, even though, underneath, it's not really that complicated. I agree. I was disappointed that I couldn't get it set up with system-config-network and firestarter. I'll look back in my Linux notes and see if I can figure out why firestarter is crashing with eth0 enabled statically. Any ideas ? -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
