Gah. I can't type. the subject should be "odd", not "off". On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 09:42:20PM -0500, Fred Smith wrote: > On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 10:13:32AM +0000, Liam O'Toole wrote: > > On 2014-01-25, Fred Smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote: > > > On Centos 6.5, I use NM to bring up the VPN to my office, and to disconnect > > > from it. > > > > > > every now and then I screw up and disconnect the LAN itself instead of > > > the VPN. > > > > > > once I do that, even after reconnecting to the LAN I'm hosed. > > > > > > /etc/resolv.conf hasn't been put back to the non-VPN version, so I manually > > > fix that. > > > > > > but even then I can't get any name resolution. > > > > > > I'm sure that rebooting IS NOT the right answer, but it's the only one > > > I've come up with that solves the problem. > > > > > > What should I be doing instead, once the system is in this state? > > > > > > thanks! > > > > > > > Try doing (as root) > > > > service NetworkManager restart > > > > to restore NM to its intial state. Not an ideal solution (assuming it > > works), but better than a full reboot. > > > > better late than never: Thanks Liam, but that doesn't work. > > I know it's my fault for hitting the wrong disconnect item on the > NM menu, but it'd sure be nice to have a less drastic method of > recovery. > > I'm open to further suggestions. > > Fred > > -- > ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- > "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, > Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He > will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding > it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever." > ------------------------------- Isaiah 9:7 (niv) ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community. --Roger Ebert, December, 1996 ----------------------------- The Boulder Pledge -----------------------------