CentOS - Dec 2014 - NetworkManager fights with DHCP-only backup NIC

On Mon, December 1, 2014 16:48, Les Mikesell wrote:
>
> Is there anyone who has more than a few boxes at more than one
> location who _doesn't_ have this issue?  I'd like to see a FAQ or
> something by whoever designed the network configuration system about
> how they planned for it to work (with and without GUI availability).
> Likewise for what is supposed to happen when you restore a backup onto
> different hardware.
>
Think 'laptop'.

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On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 7:52 AM, James B. Byrne <byrnejb at harte-lyne.ca>
wrote:
>
> On Mon, December 1, 2014 16:48, Les Mikesell wrote:
>>
>> Is there anyone who has more than a few boxes at more than one
>> location who _doesn't_ have this issue?  I'd like to see a FAQ
or
>> something by whoever designed the network configuration system about
>> how they planned for it to work (with and without GUI availability).
>> Likewise for what is supposed to happen when you restore a backup onto
>> different hardware.
>>
>
> Think 'laptop'.
Why would you need a static IP to stick to a laptop?   Or have
multiple NICs on one?

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On Dec 2, 2014, at 2:10 PM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Think 'laptop'.
> 
> Why would you need a static IP to stick to a laptop?   Or have
> multiple NICs on one?
Wired and WiFi.

If you configure a static IP with the wired Ethernet plugged in, you probably
want that static IP to continue being used when you unplug the Ethernet cable
and NM switches you over automatically to WiFi.  NM does this.

This is why I want a checkbox in the NM GUI: ?This is a 4U server, dummy, not a
laptop.?