On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Tony Molloy <tony.molloy@xxxxx> wrote: >> Thanks again, Tony. The new results: >> >> # /sbin/service network status >> Configured devices: >> lo eth0 >> Currently active devices: >> lo eth0 vmnet8 vmnet1 >> # >> > > OK you have both the NetworkManager service and the network service running. > You shouldn't have both running at the same time. > > Do you have a static IP address, is this a laptop. > > You can switch one or other service off with > > # service NetworkManager stop > or > # service network stop > > To make the change permanent and survive a reboot do > > # chkconfig --level 345 NetworkManager off > or > # chkconfig --level 345 newtork off Thanks again, Tony. I am using a desktop and not a laptop, and my IP is dynamic. Thus, which one of the two services should I stop permanently? Paul -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines