On 04/26/2010 04:24 PM, Gergely Buday wrote: > Hi there, > > yesterday I configured my fedora 12 box. With NetworkManager I could > not make it to have network after boot. At last I removed > NetworkManager and createad an S07network link in /etc/rc5.d to > /etc/init.d/network. It worked - good old Unix wisdom. With > NetworkManager there was even the problem that after manually starting > network Firefox switched to offline mode - an annoying problem that my > users cannot manage. > > What do I miss if I do not have NetworkManager? In what circumstances > do I need it _really_ ? > > Cheers > > - Gergely > This subject started lots of heated discussions; I, for one, agree with the old *nix way of getting a working connection, but others like NM. So, your mileage may vary. As for the Firefox thing, a Google search will show you an easy way of getting it to work without NetworkManager; other than that no, I don't really think you'll be missing anything as the only practical use of NM for me is when having a laptop. Just my 2 cents. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines