[CentOS] Is there any benefit to using NetworkManager on a server with a static IP?

Wed Mar 26 07:07:35 UTC 2014
Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org>

On 03/25/2014 10:35 PM, Christopher Jacoby wrote:
> I've been banging my head against the wall trying to get a simple two NIC
> bond to work. Got really odd behavior from service network restart, then
> finally decided to disable NetworkManager. Voila! Bonding and the network
> service script starts working just the way I expect.
>
> Does anyone here actually use NetworkManager on anything but a laptop or
> desktop? I can't seem to figure out a reason to use it on a server.

I never use NetworkManager on CentOS-5 or CentOS-6 with static IPs ...
but that is more a personal preference than for any other reason.

I basically only use NetworkManager on wireless laptops that are mobile
because it is very easy to get an IP or connect to the VPNs I need from
many different places.  But I am a salty old dog .. and you know what
they say about teaching us new tricks :D

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