On Tuesday 09 September 2008 13:02:34 Paul Smith wrote: > On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 12:37 PM, 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 > > > > For DHCP adresses you can go with either. > > > > Try NetworkManager first by disabling the network service with > > # chkconfig network off > > and then rebooting. > > > > Then > > # service NetworkManager status > > should tell you NetworkManager is running > > and > > > > # service network status > > should tell you network is not running. > > > > Then wait a few minutes and do ( it takes ntpd a few minutes to > > synchronise ) > > > > # /usr/sbin/ntpq -p > > > > If you see one of the time servers with an * in front of it then ntpd is > > working and synchronised to that server. > > Thanks, Tony, but after 'chkconfig network off' and a reboot, I get: > Sorry chkconfig --level 345 network off Tony > # /sbin/service NetworkManager status > NetworkManager (pid 2332) is running... > # /sbin/service network status > Configured devices: > lo eth0 > Currently active devices: > lo eth0 vmnet8 vmnet1 > # > > Apparently, both NetworkManager and network are simultaneously on. > > 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
