On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 05:25:14PM -0600, Paul E Condon wrote: > 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: > > > 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?
Or you have a main box that usually connects to the net with ppp and a desktop box that normally connects via the main box. As a back-up plan in case something happens to the main box, move the external modem to the desktop and use it as the firewall/internet access and the main box can access the net through the desktop. Sort of a unique case on my part, but it is part of my bare-metal-recovery plan and is tested. > > > > 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. It would have been installed if you chose the 'desktop' task to bring in gnome. If you want a good learning experience, try installing and not brining in any tasks. You get a minimal base install without a 'network manager' with network setup the semi-old-fashioned-debian way. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
