$quoted_author = "Jeff Waugh" ; > > > I found that NetworkManager only did its thing on interfaces that *weren'* > > otherwise defined in /etc/network/interfaces . Have you commented out the > > eth0 and eth1 stanzas from there? > > NM works on interfaces that aren't listed as well as interfaces that have a > complete auto/dhcp listing, like: > > auto eth1 > iface eth1 inet dhcp
hmmmmmm... i need two active interfaces though. wireless holds default route but wired has crossover cable to a desktop to run synergy, rsync etc.etc. can NM handle that? i can't tell from the threadbare doco in the man page and on gnome.org... cheers marty -- "Nod. Mindreading is a less useful skill than mindwriting, considering all the blank media on the hoof in every major city." - Anthony de Boer alt.sysadmin.recovery - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html