Timothy Murphy wrote: > How does one set up and use /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles? > I've always wondered, but as I've just gone over to Fedora-8 > on this laptop, and the directories /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles > and /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices are both bare, > this might be a good time to start. > > I should say that I am not running NetworkManager, > as it does not support my WiFi device. > > As far as I can see, WiFi only looks at > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth? > I find editing this works fine for me, > so my interest in profiles is purely academic. > > From Gnome in FC6, it is System --> Administration --> Network. To create a new profile, Pick Profile --> New or click on the New button. When you activate a profile, it replaces the selected files such as /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth?, /etc/hosts, /etc/resolv.conf, and other needed for the changed profile. (If all profiles use the same files, nothing is replaced. So if /etc/resolv.conf is the same, it is not changes, etc.) I have not played with it much in Fedora, but if it works the same as what Mandriva was using, you have a lot of control over what files are changed when you change profiles. With Mandriva, I used to change like firewall rules, name server configuration, wireless keys, etc. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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