On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 3:57 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. >> >> Yes, Tony. >> >> Paul > > Strange, > > As root do the following > ^^^ > > # chkconfig --level 345 network off > # chkconfig --list | grep network > > post your result > make sure that network says off. > > # chkconfig --level 345 NetworkManager on > # chkconfig --list | grep NetworkManager > > post your result > make sure that NetworkManager says on > > reboot the machine and watch the startup messages. > > NetworkManager should start > ntpdate should fail > network should not start. > > When the machine reboots > > # service NetworkManager status > post your results > > # service network status > post your results The suggested way does not work, but it works if one stops NetwokManager and sets on network instead. After a reboot, I got # /sbin/service network status Configured devices: lo eth0 Currently active devices: lo eth0 vmnet8 vmnet1 # /sbin/service NetworkManager status NetworkManager is stopped # Moreover, ntpdate does not complain at booting anymore. Thank you a lot for having solved this very mysterious problem for me! 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