Re: discuss: NM server defaults

[Colin Walters <walters verbum org>]

On Thu, 2013-06-27 at 11:34 -0400, Pavel Simerda wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Colin Walters" <walters verbum org>
> > To: networkmanager-list gnome org
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 4:25:31 PM
> > Subject: discuss: NM server defaults
> >
> > So I filed this downstream:
> >
> > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=978081
>
> I think it might be useful to consider this upstream as well.

Yep, see:
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/~walters/NetworkManager/commit/?h=wip/serverconf

> Sounds like a useful default for specific class of usage. I, personally,
> would prefer the server to react on carrier at least when using DHCP.

So both you and danw didn't say *why*.  My guess here is that in a
server situation, we don't want to down the interface and request a new
DHCP lease for a brief cable plug + unplug?  If an admin accidentally
unplugs the wrong one?

> So this might actually be an area where we as developers don't know yet
> whether it is preferable and by which groups of people.

Right, that's the goal of this thread.  Review of above branch
appreciated.