Re: switching between dynamic and static IP on wifi laptop?

Using the Network Manager in FC 5, I can create device profiles.
However, all the devices are associated with DNS/DHCP settings.
Sometimes when I switch to DHCP, it remembers the DNS settings for next
time. But often it does not.

And when I switch private networks, I have to change the DNS settings.

BTW, how would booting into a different kernel allow you to have
different network profiles?

rj



Are you aware that you can set up different network "profiles" in the
network configuration tool? For example, set up profiles for various
static IP addresses as desired, and a further "dynamic" profile that
uses dhcp. You can then set up grub boot entries with netprofile kernel
parameters and so boot into whichever profile is appropriate.

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