[CentOS] NetworkManager fights with DHCP-only backup NIC

Warren Young wyml at etr-usa.com
Tue Dec 2 21:17:43 UTC 2014


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.

This is why I want a checkbox in the NM GUI: “This is a 4U server, dummy, not a laptop.”


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