[Intrepid] Network Manager - Set Static/Manual IP resolv.conf overwritten

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Sun Nov 23 22:35:39 UTC 2008


On 11/22/2008 08:35 PM, Erik Christiansen wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 04:38:08PM -0800, NoOp wrote:
>> I'm at a bit of a loss with the "new/improved - who's mess is this
>> anyway" network manager on Intrepid. I've an internal wired nic on an
>> old A21M laptop that works just fine as long as I set it to DHCP.
> ... [ bugs & problems snipped ]
>> I've tried to be somewhat patient with the whole "NetworkManger" issues
>> in the past, but I am seriously starting to wonder if this "application"
>> should be placed in the "what was I thinking" category...
> 
> A putative "helper" application is not allowed to interfere with manual
> network settings made in the traditional config files. Period.
> 
> When NetworkMunger brought chaos to my network, from the moment of
> installation of 7.10, I applied this fix:
> 
> $ sudo apt-get remove --purge network-manager
> 
> My ubuntu experience immediately became comparatively blissful.
> The good thing with any linux is that troublesome applications
> can so easily be jettisoned.
> 
> Following the example on another list, the removal of NetworkMunger is
> now my highest priority post-install tweak. 
> 
> General Note: If it works for you, that's great. If manual network
> configuration is a mystery, then it's better left alone.
> 
> Erik
> 

Temporarily resolved: purged network-manager & installed wicd - both
wireless & wired working properly now with _fixed_ IP's. I'll go back
and revisit NM when I have a little more time & patience.

More bug reports for reference:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/279262
[ [regression] devices/interfaces not set to "auto" in
/etc/network/interfaces get blacklisted in 0.7 (intrepid) but were
managed in 0.6 (hardy and before)]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/256054
[ [intrepid] new 0.7 branch ignores /etc/network/interfaces]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/284189
[ NetworkManager in Intrepid manages wrong network connection]





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