On Monday 10 November 2008 21:22:55 Michal Jaegermann wrote: > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 07:39:17PM +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > > I've just completed an install of a rawhide snapshot, approximately one > > week old. I was not able to configure the network during the install, so > > I'm doing it now. Unusually, the wireless network has set up without a > > problem but the wired connection is failing to set. The 'OK' remains > > greyed out. > > Do not let NetworkManager to handle your static connections. It > will mess up badly. OTOH it is quite possible that you run into > that bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459017 > It's very odd. System-config-nework shows all the correct settings for static IP, but 'Activate' has no effect > > Is it necessary to give a MAC address during setup? > > No. > > > I confess I don't know > > how to get it until I have a connection. > > 'ip link' will show that but you should not care. > OK, thanks Anne
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