Description of problem: If one sets ONBOOT=no in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 and configures static IP networking using knetworkmanager, the user's settings are not applied to the system as expected. It appears that NetworkManager is having trouble dealing with the IPv4 address configuration given it by knetworkmanager. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): knetworkmanager-0.7-0.8.20080926svn.fc10.i386 NetworkManager-0.7.0.99-3.fc10.i386 How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1.Set ONBOOT=no in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 2.Use knetworkmanager to configure a static IP setup 3.Apply setup using knetworkmanager Actual results: No valid IPv4 configuration for eth0. Expected results: A valid IPv4 configuration for eth0 using the parameters I configured using knetworkmanager. Additional info: /home/xxx/.kde/share/config/knetworkmanagerrc contents: [ConnectionSetting_eaxU3ukzi5uLQov9_802-3-ethernet] Type=802-3-ethernet Value_auto-negotiate=true\n Value_mtu=0\n Value_speed=0\n [ConnectionSetting_eaxU3ukzi5uLQov9_connection] Type=connection Value_autoconnect=true\n Value_id=Fubar Wired\n Value_type=802-3-ethernet\n Value_uuid=eaxU3ukzi5uLQov9\n [ConnectionSetting_eaxU3ukzi5uLQov9_ipv4] Type=ipv4 Value_addresses=\n \n 25274560\n 16777215\n 2189535424\n \n\n Value_dns=\n 27024964\n 27090500\n\n Value_dns-search=\n sbcglobal.net\n\n Value_ignore-auto-dns=false\n Value_ignore-auto-routes=false\n Value_method=manual\n [Connection_eaxU3ukzi5uLQov9] Id=eaxU3ukzi5uLQov9 Secrets= Settings=ConnectionSetting_eaxU3ukzi5uLQov9_connection,ConnectionSetting_eaxU3ukzi5uLQov9_802-3-ethernet,ConnectionSetting_eaxU3ukzi5uLQov9_ipv4 Type=802-3-ethernet Related error messages observed in /var/log/messages: Mar 23 10:56:01 lucy NetworkManager: (eth0): device state change: 1 -> 2 Mar 23 10:56:01 lucy NetworkManager: (eth0): bringing up device. Mar 23 10:56:01 lucy kernel: eth0: setting full-duplex. Mar 23 10:56:01 lucy NetworkManager: (eth0): preparing device. Mar 23 10:56:01 lucy NetworkManager: (eth0): deactivating device (reason: 2). Mar 23 10:56:01 lucy NetworkManager: (eth0): carrier now ON (device state 2) Mar 23 10:56:01 lucy NetworkManager: (eth0): device state change: 2 -> 3 Mar 23 10:56:04 lucy ntpd[2137]: Listening on interface #6 eth0, fe80::208:74ff:fe39:6016#123 Enabled Mar 23 10:56:14 lucy NetworkManager: connection_get_settings_cb(): connection_get_settings_cb: Invalid connection: 'NMSettingIP4Config' / 'addresses' invalid: 1 Mar 23 10:56:14 lucy NetworkManager: connection_get_settings_cb(): connection_get_settings_cb: Invalid connection: 'NMSettingIP4Config' / 'addresses' invalid: 1 Mar 23 10:57:27 lucy NetworkManager: nm_signal_handler(): Caught signal15, shutting down normally. Mar 23 10:57:27 lucy NetworkManager: (eth0): now unmanaged