On Tue, 2010-12-28 at 17:10 +0000, Colin Paul Adams wrote: > But then NetworkManager resets the ethernet port, and we go round and > round (very slowly). Where does NetworkManager usually get your address from? Another DHCP server on the LAN? That might be a bit of a problem, in itself. Try: service NetworkManager stop service network start Then manually bring up your ethernet and tell it what address to use. e.g. ifup eth0 192.168.1.1 ... If I recall the last step correctly, there appears to be no help for the ifup command, on my laptop. Be certain to give it the IP address suitable for your computer, not mine. Otherwise, it'd be the ifconfig command you use to temporarily tell it what address to use. e.g. ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists. -- 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