Problem setting up wired networking

[Michal Jaegermann]

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 10:05:25PM +0000, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Monday 10 November 2008 21:22:55 Michal Jaegermann wrote:
> >
> > 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

Did you look at the quoted bug?  It says "confusing".  Basically it
initially appears that NM is _not_ handling a given device but this
is not true.  If that is the case then 'Activate' has no effect and
if you are in an NM territory then then it is how it should be.

   Michal