The laptop is setup with a static IP address at work which is configured onto the laptop itself. Dave. -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of m.roth@xxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:28 AM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: RHEL6 Network Manager for Work/Home Dave, Martini, Dave wrote: > I have a RHEL6 laptop at work with a static IP address. > I want to take this laptop home to connect to my wired network at home. > My provider users DHCP at home. > Do I need to do anything to configure the network connection when I > plug in my cable to my laptop at home or will it recognize > automatically that it's a DHCP connection? > In my Network Manager applet in my Gnome panel I did define a 2nd. > Wired connection called home that is set to DHCP. > Thank you. You say it has a static IP at work: is that configured onto the laptop itself, or is it actually assigned a given IP, via MAC address, by DHCP (which we do at work). mark -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
