Re: The case against NetworkManager

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• Subject: Re: The case against NetworkManager
• From: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 15:54:46 +0100
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> I have DNS destroyed by NM and also Ethernet's TCP/IP were deleted.
> This was due to the fact that the programmers believed that DHCP shoul
> rule any network, that of course is not true.

In fact the exact reverse is true - DNS is insecure as a protocol as is
DHCP. You should always trust static data first. 

Alan

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  • The case against NetworkManager
    • From: Timothy Murphy
  • Re: The case against NetworkManager
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