try this:

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static




----- Original Message ----
> From: John Homer H Alvero <[email protected]>
> To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List 
><[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 15:01:05
> Subject: Re: [plug] Ubuntu network manager
> 
> I just want one interface to be managed by cli (ifconfig) so that when
> I  insert a usb network card nm should not do anything. I tried  putting
> 
> iface wlan0 inet dynamic
> 
> in /etc/network/interfaces but  still nm auto-configed the interface.
> It's just for that single interfaces,  the rest of the interfaces can
> be  nm-managed.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 12:46  PM, Michael Tinsay <[email protected]>  wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message  ----
> >> From: John Homer H Alvero <[email protected]>
> >> To:  Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List
> >><[email protected]>
> >>  Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 10:07:28
> >> Subject: Re: [plug] Ubuntu  network manager
> >>
> >> Thanks will try this later when I get my  device. I don't want to
> >> remove NM, I  just want one wireless device  to be managed manually.
> >
> > What do you mean by "manage  manually"?
> >
> > If you put the proper entries for the device in  /etc/network/interfaces, 
> > NM 
>will
> > not manage it.  But by doing this, you  will have to use the command line 
(or
> > hand-coding  /etc/network/interfaces and restarting the network service) for
> >  connecting to various SSIDs.
> >
> > Setting managed=false in NM's  config file disables NM for all network 
>devices, I
> >  think.
> >
> >
> > --- mike t.
> >
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