On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 04:40:03PM +0100, lee wrote: > Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 02:04:09PM +0100, lee wrote: > >> > >> > Here is my ifcfg-networkname file looks like > >> > >> Shouldn't the file be named for the interface, like ifcfg-em1? > >> > > > > No, it is the network name. You can have different network settings for > > the same network device and save them with different network names. > > Oh --- and how is the system supposed to know which file it is supposed > to use when there are several? > I believe it uses the last used network. I have used this in the past to connect work and home ethernet ports with different setups on my laptop. I do not remember the details since it was about a year back. > >> Networkmanager seems to have and to use its own configuration in > >> /etc/NetworkManager and may disagree with the ifcfg-* files, so if you > >> want to use networkmanager, you're better off using its configuration > >> tools rather than editing the files used by the network.service. > >> > > > > I believe what you say above is wrong. NM respects the ifcfg-* scripts > > as it should. What the OP is missing is this line: > > Then how come that it has emptied out my /etc/resolv.conf though > resolving information is in the ifcfg-* files? > Maybe what you think is correct resolving information is not actually correct? Or could be a regression bug? There are numerous possibilities but it has worked for me in the past. At the moment I'm at work and can't test, but if I have the time later today I'll try to test and see if it still works as I described. > >> Networkmanager also messes with /etc/resolv.conf. Just dropping an > >> ifcfg-* file into /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts or editing one isn't > >> sufficient because networkmanager doesn't understand from that what you > >> are trying to achieve. > >> > > > > I have seen several posts about this lately, and it is all because users > > are complaining prematurely before looking. I have setup OpenDNS in the > > past rather easily. You have to add the DNS server information to the > > "Additional DNS servers" field when using DHCP or the "DNS servers" > > field when using "DHCP for addresses only". I do not remeber the exact > > lines for the ifcfg scripts but it should be something like this: > > > > DNS1=208.67.222.222 > > DNS2=208.67.220.220 > > > > Hope this helps. > > Yes there are DNS entries in my ifcfg-* files and networkmanager > nonetheless empties out resolv.conf. So I take it that it must have > some configuration of its own --- unless it yields random results under > some circumstances. > Could it be that there is some conflicting information that is confusing NM? In anycase, if I find the time to do the tests I'll report back with my findings. Cheers, -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- 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
