Hi, I am having some very strange network setup issues with F8. 1) On two for two systems (one upgraded from F7 and one fresh LiceCD install) that I have set up so far that have static IP assignments, the network interface does not come up as active on boot eventhough it is supposed to according to the config. NetworkManager is disabled so it shouldn't be taking part in messing with my config, If this was such a wide-spread issue I would think there would be more screaming here on the list but maybe I am just lucky. Or maybe everyone uses DHCP these days. 2) Due to the interface being inactive, I was looking for an easy way to activate it after booting. system-control-network runs OK as root but just dies with the following error when run as a regular user: [mwiktowy@localhost ~]$ system-control-network Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/system-control-network", line 484, in <module> window = mainDialog() File "/usr/bin/system-control-network", line 117, in __init__ self.devicelist = self.getProfDeviceList() File "/usr/bin/system-control-network", line 406, in getProfDeviceList profilelist = getProfileList(refresh) File "/usr/share/system-config-network/netconfpkg/NCProfileList.py", line 652, in getProfileList __PFList.load() File "/usr/share/system-config-network/netconfpkg/NCProfileList.py", line 75, in load changed = updateNetworkScripts() File "/usr/share/system-config-network/netconfpkg/NC_functions.py", line 940, in updateNetworkScripts log.log(5, "Cannot write to %s" % (getRoot + "/")) TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'function' and 'str' I am wondering if the two problems are related and if anyone could give some pointers on where to look. /Mike