On Friday 09 Dec 2005 11:36, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Friday 09 Dec 2005 11:24, Derek Jennings wrote: > > On Friday 09 Dec 2005 11:04, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > On Friday 09 Dec 2005 04:30, Marc wrote: > > > > Well I seem to be about 99% there. All the network functions work the > > > > way I would like them to with 1 rather odd exception. The applet on > > > > the KDE kicker shows my network connection connecting for about 5 > > > > seconds and then disconnecting for 5 seconds then repeating the > > > > process over and over again. The network is actually disconnecting > > > > and reconnecting every 5 seconds, it is not a fault in the applet is > > > > displaying the connection status. This is only happening on my new > > > > machine with Mandriva 2006 installed. > > > > This is the first time that I have ever seen anything like that. > > > > If I can fix this last issue my problems will be solved. > > > > > > Use Mandrake Control Center to look at running services. If netplugd > > > is running, turn it off, and turn of start-at-boot. It seems that with > > > 2006 it is set to run by default, and was the cause of the problem you > > > describe on my laptop. I've seen others report the same problem with > > > the same solution. > > > > > > Anne > > > > In 2006 hotplugd is not a service. Instead it is deactivated by > > unchecking the 'Network Hotplugging' Option in the Network Configuration > > GUI under the 'Options' Tab' > > > > derek > > Sorry did not engage brain before posting. > There *is* a netplugd service in 2006. You can disable network hotplugging > either by stopping the service, or using the tickbox I mentioned. > > Hotplugd is a different thing altogether. > > derek I had this same network on-off-on-off with just one of the new 64bit 2006 machines here. I also killed hotplugd to cure it but switched it off on all the other boxs as well after... just in case :)
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