I use Ubuntu 12.04.1.
I understand networking, and the meaning of files in both folders, but the question is:
"How are they coexisting?"
For example, if I have this configuration of eth0
in /etc/network/interfaces
:
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.0.2
gateway 192.168.0.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.0.0
broadcast 192.168.0.255
and this one in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections
:
[802-3-ethernet]
duplex=full
mac-address=00:1E:33:71:CD:A4
[connection]
id=eth0
uuid=4c12ff66-028a-4338-bad5-fa6e9c5e6939
type=802-3-ethernet
[ipv6]
method=auto
[ipv4]
method=manual
dns=192.168.0.1;
addresses1=192.168.0.1;24;192.168.0.1;
What will be the resulting address of the interface, 192.168.0.1
or 192.168.0.2
, and why so ?
/etc
folder contains every configuration in your distro, the first file says how you'll use the interface, the second file says how the NetworkManager, which is the Visual Manager, should interpret the first file, is this what are you asking for?