Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 247465
NetworkManager erases nameserver when using static IP
Last modified: 2008-08-02 19:40:37 EDT
Description of problem: NM works fine if you use DHCP. However, it erases the namesever from /etc/resolv.conf when you go to a network where you have static IP set. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: My laptop goes between several wireless units and several wired networks. On the wired networks, I have static IP and have to set the nameserver in /etc/resolve.conf. WHen I go to wireless, then the nameserver gets written in automatically. When I go back to the system where I have access to a wired network, NM does something funny. Sometimes, it simply does not change the contents of /etc/resolve.conf, but more usually it erases the nameserver entirely. If I'm on the wire, and shut down, and then turn back on again, NM almost always just erases the nameserver I've put into /etc/resolve.conf. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Take a laptop between some wireless dhcp networks and some static ip networks 2. note that /etc/resolve.conf is empty on the networks without dhcp 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
Network manager also refuses to accept a static ip address. On reboot NM tries to get a dynamic address from the network even though a static IP address has already been setup.
What are the contents of your ifcfg file in which you're defining the static IP config?
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