Is it possible to manually activate an eth0 connection? - Partially SOLVED!

[Derek Broughton]

Joep L. Blom wrote:

> Derek Broughton wrote:
>> Joep L. Blom wrote:
>> 
>>> Allow me to have a different opinion.
>> 
>> You're welcome to a different opinion - but you told somebody to do
>> something that WOULDN'T WORK, because you didn't take the time to read
>> his problem.
>> 
> I don't go into useless discussions, my advice is sound for the ones who
> can read AND use their intelligence.

You're in one.  Why can't you just admit that you gave somebody advice that 
couldn't possibly work?

Why would you even think that anybody who had a problem here would be able 
to jump  to the conclusion that they'd need to remove Network Manager and 
install wicd?