On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Wari Wahab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Craig: I setup static IP using the nm-applet, not by editing the > /etc/network/interfaces by hand. In 8.04, it disables networking > entirely until I updated network-manager package. Still, apps like > firefox, and nm-applet reports that I have no working network. > > Now if I just installed ubuntu, and logged in, and have to configure > static IP without changing config files, I would use "System" -> > "Administration" -> "Network" to configure IP. Now if you say that the > app does not support static IP, when why do I have the ability to > configure it in the first place? I believe that System, Administration, Network, and the NM applet, both call into the same place - which edits /etc/network/interfaces. I will have to have a look when I get some time - someone else may be able to confirm or deny this. -- Can't use static ip address with network-manager (and thus no VPN connections menu for static users) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/5364 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
