Jonathan Allen wrote: >OK, that worked > >> Edit /etc/resolv.conf as it might have got emptied during the attempt to >> get the interface up with dhcp. Make sure you have something sensible in >> it - preferably the same content as when it was working earlier. Make sure >> you have a search line containing the right dns server address. >It keeps getting purged by Network Manager; with that disabled, it will >keep contents set by vi I would switch off NM altogether - use service NetworkManager stop chkconfig NetworkManager off service NetworkManagetDispatcher stop chkconfig NetworkManagetDispatcher off That way it will be stopped in your current system and will not restart after re-booting -- mike