[CentOS] off NM problem [low priority]

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

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