On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Warren Young <wyml at etr-usa.com> wrote: > On Dec 2, 2014, at 2:10 PM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Think 'laptop'. >> >> Why would you need a static IP to stick to a laptop? Or have >> multiple NICs on one? > > Wired and WiFi. > > If you configure a static IP with the wired Ethernet plugged in, you probably want that static IP to continue being used when you unplug the Ethernet cable and NM switches you over automatically to WiFi. NM does this. Really? That's insane. Our wired jacks are not on the same subnets as our access points. I'm not sure that's even possible with the Cisco units that have separate controllers. > This is why I want a checkbox in the NM GUI: “This is a 4U server, dummy, not a laptop.” How about just 'don't be stupid' ? -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com