FWIW, the following is my ifcfg-eth0 in my f16box Note static IP, NM_Controlled=yes $ less ifcfg-eth0 # Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5702X Gigabit Ethernet DEVICE=eth0 HWADDR=00:e0:18:d2:d1:95 BROADCAST=255.255.255.255 ONBOOT=yes BOOTPROTO=static IPADDR=192.168.2.8 NETMASK=255.255.255.0 NETWORK=192.168.2.0 GATEWAY=192.168.2.1 TYPE=Ethernet NM_CONTROLLED=yes USERCTL=no PEERDNS=yes DNS1=206.13.31.12 DNS2=68.94.156.1 DOMAIN=pacbell.net ifcfg-eth0 (END does anyone see anything wrong, questionable? I have been using this at least through f12, f14, f16 I can't recall where I got all of this, especially USERCTL=no PEERDNS=yes I don't know the meaning of, or the impact of either of these. Jack Above is consistent in that my /etc/resolv.conf says Added by NetworkManager For many years, I have been using static IP and NETWORK=192.168.2.0 in contrast the imac is using DHCP and network 192.168.1.0 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org