On Sat, 2008-05-17 at 07:28 -0400, Matthew Miller wrote: > On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 02:27:00PM -0800, Jeff Spaleta wrote: > > NM doesn't handle all usage cases yet, which is why the legacy network > > stack is still available for people who need it. > > So, the FeatureMoreNetworkManager wiki page says that NetworkManager is > supposed to have new "Chuck Norris" features like supporting static IP > addresses. It didn't work for me on a fresh F9 install, which then was a > headache etc etc. (Even sytem-config-network had the right info, yet > interface kept coming up dhcp.) So, as the Feature page says, it sure would > be an advantage if it worked. > > Except, uh, what advantage does this bring me once it's set up? Why have a > daemon and applet and dbus infrastructure monitoring something which by > definition *is not going to change*? > > I'm not trying to troll -- I just don't get it. It seems like there's > nothing in the "plus" column here. What am I missing? The pluses are that: - it should be able to boot up faster (note the should) - it informs applications that you're connected to the network (say, you unplug the network, the router dies, or the driver for your network card drops you off the network) - and finally, it will allow routing over multiple connections in the future (so static wired, and wireless routed over the wired, or all the wired routed over a WWAN in case your internet connection breaks). -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
