On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 02:45:25PM -0700, Raquel wrote: > On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 15:13:55 -0400 > "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 11:42:04AM -0700, Raquel wrote: > > > On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 13:10:25 -0400 "Douglas A. Tutty" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > Or, the OP could get rid of NM and perhaps install the > > > > resolvconf package (that takes resolvconf hints from > > > > /etc/network/interfaces and ppp). > > > > > > Perhaps I didn't understand everything, but I decided I didn't > > > need resolvconf. I chose, instead, to use resolv.conf and to > > > configure everything myself. > > > > Its helpful if your method of connecting to the internet changes > > your nameservers. I'm on dialup so it changes on each dialing. > > Its especially helpful if sometimes you use ppp and othertimes > > eth0 or something. > > > > Doug. > > > > So resolvconf might be useful say, on a laptop where one might be > connected by ethernet at the office, wireless during lunch and then > dialup at home? >
Thanks, all. I had looked into resolveconf earlier. It was given an enthusiastic recommendation by Martin Krafft in his book, but when I looked at some info on the web, I got the impression that it was a back-end thing that was only called by other programs. NetworkManager is installed as part of the initial installation of desktop Etch, so I'm reluctant to remove it without first learning a lot more than I currently know about networking. When I google it, I learn that it is intended for managing simple single-user networking issues which isn't exactly my problem, so maybe I do need to remove it. But I tried, and something I did killed the computer so it wouldn't reboot. (I'm writing this on a different box while I do reinstall of Etch on that box.) I think I'll want to start a new thread with a rather different thrust when that box starts functioning again. Thanks, -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
