On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 1:39 AM, Kenn Thyrsted <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > tor, 10 04 2008 kl. 11:31 -0400, skrev John W. Linville: > > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 07:19:39PM +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > > > John W. Linville wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >I don't think NM supports static IP in F8. I don't know if it does > > > >in rawhide or not, but I know that is a planned feature. > > > > > > It does but there isn't a configuration gui built in yet. You can use > > > system-config-network to define it and NM pick that up. > > > > Ah, that sounds like what the OP was doing. Was he using F8? > > > > -- > > John W. Linville > > linville@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > Yes, i'm using F8. > > It works, by disabling NM, + setting static IP,mask and GW using > system-config-network. > > HOWEVER it semes that Pidgin, Evolution and auto-updater is so focused > on NM that these programs don't work as (i) expected. > > > Evolution now starts offline, and pidgin won't connect but is left in a > state of "waiting for network connection". > > And i'm notified that my system isn't receiving any updates due to lack > of network connectivity. > > Just because NM doesnt have a network connection (NM=disabled) this - > false - state shouldn't propagate to other programs wich just need a > network connection, - wich, in fact, there _is_ .. > > Kenn Seems like a weird assumption for programs to make. Having a wifi link doesn't imply internet access either. Maybe there should be a seperate daemon which keeps track of the level of connectivity, eg. ping google.com to verify connectivity to the internet. -- Fedora 7 : sipping some of that moonshine ( www.pembo13.com )
