Is there a case for a configuration option to disable autoip? It drives me absolutely nuts ...
I understand that this enables a minimal network to be set up automatically in the case when there is no DHCP server present, but this is *surely* a relatively rare use case. In the majority of instances users are just going to be confused about why Network Manager is showing them connected to a network but they can't actually connect to anything. I particularly query why autoip is used on wireless connections, I'm not even sure Windows does this by default...? The problem is that in situations where there is bad reception or a slow DHCP server you end up getting autoip-ed onto a network when that is the last thing you actually want. What would be more useful is to show a broken connection so that you can at least try again or try a different network. I suppose having a different icon for autoip connections (as Nikolaus suggests) would be a start but equally that might increase confusion. Great software by the way -- it has really made the difference when recommending Linux to non-technical users. best, Ben -- Ben Roberts University of Bradford _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list NetworkManager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list