> On Tue, 25 Apr 2006, Erik Hemdal wrote: > > > Any pointer on how profiles are supposed to work would be a benefit. > How it's supposed to work: > > In system-config-network, make a copy of the interface (say > eth0) and name it something else (say eth0-office). Make > changes to eth0-office so it works at the office. Make > another copy and call it eth0-home, and edit it so it works > at home. Create a profile called Office and make eth0-office > active in that profile. Create a profile called Home and > make eth0-home active in that. You should now be able to > switch profiles in system-config-network, > system-control-network, or the network monitor applet. > > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-g > uide/s1-network-profiles.html > > How it actually works: > > I don't seem to be able to get devices to stay in their > configured profiles reliably. I've switched to NetworkManager. > > -- > Matthew Saltzman > Thanks for the pointer. The copy of the device is the part I missed. I took the profile part to mean "different settings for the same logical device that attach to a hardware device" and not "different settings for different logical devices that attach to the same hardware device". Erik
