Re: NM looses connection and/or doesn't use dhcp

[Xamindar <junkxamindar gmail com>]

Sourav K. Mandal wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 18:58 -0700, Xamindar wrote:
> > I have started to have some problems with networkmanager lately.  I am 
> > running version 0.6.5_p20070823.
>
> > From the version number it looks like you are running Gentoo.  Have you
> updated baselayout recently?  If so, perhaps you overwrote
> your /etc/conf.d/rc, which has to have net scripts disabled so as not to
> conflict with NM.
>
> Look here:
>
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/NetworkManager#Clean_up_your_old_network_settings

Hmm, for some reason I had two "RC_PLUG_SERVICES="" sections in there.
I removed one of them and set it to RC_PLUG_SERVICES="!net.*"
I hope that helps.
> > First thing:  when I come home from work where I was connected using a 
> > static IP (at work I stop NM, set the static IP, then on reboot the PC 
> > goes back to it's dhcp settings) for some odd reason NM keeps setting my 
> > work IP and doesn't renew the IP for my home network.  This is a recent 
> > occurrence and I can't figure out why it started doing it.
>
> WLAN devices store the last IP address.  Indeed, NM is supposed to
> overwrite it when you select your home AP.

I forgot to mention...  I am only talking about the wired interface.
Oh, and I am on Gentoo.
> > Secondly, at random times I will loose my connection.  The IP is still 
> > there but I think NM messes up the default route info.  Restarting NM 
> > fixes it or simply setting the default route manually does it.  Why is 
> > it doing this?
>
> This is why I think it may be a Gentoo problem -- RC service plugging
> may be undoing what NM's setting.

Sounds like you are right.  I must have overwrote a config file in an
update.  Thanks for the link.
> Sourav