Default network configuration during installation, NetworkManager and the /etc/sysconfig/network-script's

Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com
Tue Oct 28 22:51:51 UTC 2008


David Cantrell wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 11:31:40AM +0000, Michael Cutler wrote:
>> (1). Include NetworkManager in the '@core' group, such that every install will include NetworkManager and a minimal install as described above will bring the system up with network connectivity.
> 
> I'm not opposed to this, but I'm also not opposed to it staying where it is.
> 
>> (2). Add some logic to the installer, if NetworkManager isnt to be installed, adjust the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts appropriately such that network connectivity comes up after install. However this could be more problematic that I first thought, how many interfaces do you enable? If I have 4 NIC's, 3 not connected do I need to wait for the 'network' service to give up on the other three NIC's before bringing the system up etc.
> 
> I'm not in favor of this.  The situation you're describing is exactly why we
> wanted to get rid of the network configuration screen.
> 

Isn't the system already capable of knowing if link is up on an 
interface and not waiting for dhcp if it isn't connected?

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