Matthew Saltzman wrote: >> Incidentally, does anyone understand why there are 2 further copies >> of ifcfg-<IF> in /etc/sysconfig/networking/[devices,profiles] ? >> Are these actually used? > > There is a system of hard links (multiple directory entries pointing to > the same file--not copies) that allows you to have multiple profiles > (e.g., home, work, etc.) where the devices can be configured to have > different characteristics (fixed IP address or DHCP, different WEP keys, > etc.) When you change profiles, the links are swapped around so the > links in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts point at the right ones for the > current profile. It sounds better than it works, IMHO. I sort of realized that this is the intention of the networking directories. Unfortunately it does not seem to work in my case, assuming one is meant to use system-config-network to choose the profile. > NetworkManager is a better tool for most wireless connections (modulo > issues with some older cards and some drivers). It works fine for wired > connections too, as long as they DHCP. Sadly, NM does not work with my WiFi device (Orinoco Classic Gold). In any case, I doubt if it is appropriate in this case, where I have a desktop server with fixed Access Point.
