Re: Annoying NetworkManager "feature"

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Fri, 2009-09-11 at 11:42 -0400, Gene Czarcinski wrote:
> On Thursday 10 September 2009 16:59:29 Dan Williams wrote:
> > > As far as setting "only use this connection for resources on its
> > > network", I did have this work "at one time" but now seems to be
> > > consistently failing to set ... I can edit the device connection, check
> > > the box, and then save/apply this change.  However, when I re-edit that
> > > device, the box is no longer checked?
> >
> > Hmm, you seem to be using an older version of NetworkManager... what
> > specific version do you have?
> 
> I have x86_64 F12alpha installed as another qemu-kvm guest and I re-ran my 
> test.

That version in F-12 has it's own problems because it's an earlier
snapshot; I've updated NM in F12 with a ton of fixes and you'll find it
as -2.git20090921.  Give that a shot.

Dan


> My default NIC on this system is the regular qemu NAT NIC (192.168.122.0/24) 
> which comes up as eth1.  First, I updated this system to make sure it had the 
> latest NetworkManager:
> NetworkManager.x86_64        1:0.7.996-1.git20090826.fc12
> 
> Then I shut the system down and added a second NIC on a qemu private (not 
> NATed or routed) network (192.168.217.0/24) which comes up as eth2.  After 
> booting, NM brought up both System eth1 and Auto eth2 networks up ... eth2 was 
> first and then eth1 so routing was correct.
> 
> Using system-config-network I added the "System eth2" definition.  Then I 
> selected System eth2 rather than Auto eth2 from the NM-applet ... OK.  I then 
> restarted NetworkManager ... Auto eth2 disappears and I have System eth1 and 
> System eth2 ... again eth2 is started first and eth1 last so routing is 
> correct.
> 
> I then edit the NM configuration from the applet and set (check) "only use this 
> connection for resources on its network". After saving/applying everything, I 
> again restart NM ... both networks come up with eth1 last so routing is still 
> correct.  However, when I go to see of the box I checked was still checked, I 
> found it was not.
> 
> I have no idea what determines to order used to bring up interfaces.
> 
> Gene
> 
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