On Tuesday 09 September 2008 14:23:58 Paul Smith wrote: > On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 1:23 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 > > No progress; again: > Did you reboot the machine. > # /sbin/service network status > Configured devices: > lo eth0 > Currently active devices: > lo eth0 vmnet1 vmnet8 > # /sbin/service NetworkManager status > NetworkManager (pid 2334) is running... > # > > 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
