------- Comment #3 from Dan Williams 2007-02-26 12:32 UTC -------
NM actually has some support for static IP settings already, but the distro specific backend has to support it. Fedora, SUSE, and Debian support it. But Ubuntu decided to make NM ignore _any_ interface that you have already configured in /etc/network/interfaces. Therefore, to NM that interface doesn't exist, and you'll get the behavior your see.
------- Comment #3 from Dan Williams 2007-02-26 12:32 UTC ------- interfaces. Therefore, to NM that interface doesn't exist, and you'll get the behavior your see.
NM actually has some support for static IP settings already, but the distro specific backend has to support it. Fedora, SUSE, and Debian support it. But Ubuntu decided to make NM ignore _any_ interface that you have already configured in /etc/network/