On Sat, 2004-10-16 at 17:36, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Apologies if I've asked this question here before, > but is anyone successfully using the network profiles > provided by Start=>System Settings=>Network > and Start=>System Tools=>Netword Device Control ? > > I find several problems with the system. > > (1) I find it is always necessary to run > "sudo service network restart" > after booting the computer, > even though I said I wanted the profile to be activated > at bootup. > > (2) I find if I turn the default device eth0 on or off in one profile > it is automatically turned on or off in the other profile. > (I have just 2 profiles.) > > (3) I don't understand why there are two programs, > which seem to overlap in a bizarre way, > eg you have to specify dhcp in System Tools > rather than System Settings, > which seems completely illogical. > > I should say that I am running FC3-test2. > ^^^^^^^^^^^ Please ask on the test list. > Should I go to a program like whereami or guessnet? > Or can the programs that come with the system work ok? > > > -- > Timothy Murphy > e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie > tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 > s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
