NetworkManager 0.7 and static IP - how ?!?

[Kevin J. Cummings]

Frank Cox wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:21:10 -0400
> Rick Bilonick <rab at nauticom.net> wrote:
> 
>>  How do I get the
>> static IP address using Network Manager/nm-applet given the dhcp daemon
>> is not running?
> 
> You tell you dhcp server to give a static address to your mac address upon
> request.  That's set up on your dhcp server, NOT on your laptop.

*OR* you tell your laptop to *NOT* use DHCP for the ethernet interface,
and configure your static address using system-config-network.  This may
ultimately involve using some sort of network profiles if your static
address at home differs from your static address at work.

>> (I have no dhcpd.config because the daemon has not been
>> started. AFAIK, there is no reason for my laptop to be providing dhcp
>> connections.)
> 
> Right.  This stuff is set up on the machine (router, whatever) that provides
> your dhcp service, NOT on the client.  The client requests an address, the dhcp
> server provides one.  Instruct the dhcp server to always provide the same
> address to your mac address and ta-da! 

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