#5854 LOW Future : Wired devices not activating correctly

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#5854: Wired devices not activating correctly
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  Reporter:  mikus            |       Owner:  dcbw          
      Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  new           
  Priority:  low              |   Milestone:  Future Release
 Component:  network manager  |     Version:                
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  wired ethernet
  Verified:  0                |    Blocking:                
 Blockedby:                   |  
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Changes (by mikus):

 * cc: mikus at bga.com (added)


Comment:

 Let me clarify what I was doing at the time when I wrote this ticket.  I
 have a home LAN.  All systems on it have 'permanent, manually set' IP
 addresses.  I was doing the same with the XO -- taking eth0 (and the
 radio) down, then bringing eth0 up with a manually-specified IP address.

 After seeing that what I did had confused NetworkManager, I wrote the
 ticket on the assumption that if a "dummy" device (one *not* used by
 NetworkManager) were provided by the XO, then the user could manually
 assign (e.g., via ifconfig) an interface (e.g., eth2 with a 'permanent,
 manually set' IP address) to his external adapter -- without risking
 NetworkManager confusion.

 Since I wrote this ticket, I've set up a DHCP server on my LAN, for the
 sole purpose of assigning the XO an appropriate IP address whenever the XO
 gets booted with its USB-ethernet adapter plugged in (it works, and gives
 LAN access to the XO).  But setting up a server was considerably more work
 than issuing a manual ifconfig at the XO -- so I think it would still be a
 good idea to define an extra device (not used by NetworkManager),
 available for users who want to try adding external adapters.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5854#comment:3>
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