On Wednesday 18 November 2009 17:11:05 Michael P. Soulier wrote: > On 18/11/09 Alan McKinnon said: > > Forget all about conf.d/net, and disable the init scripts for it. > > > > Install and run wicd instead. > > I'll look into it, but the Gentoo Handbook still points at conf.d/net, so > should there not be an update if it has fallen out of favour? Should the > bugs in conf.d/net not be fixed?
conf.d/net is not buggy - it is suitable for static networking where the interfaces never change and neither does the address. It is simply inadequate for desktop use, *especially* roaming laptops. A side note in the docs to this effect would not be amiss. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
