Re: 3 minute delay at login
On Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:19:58 +0000
alain williams <addw@phcomp.co.uk> wrote:
>
> NM seems to have been designed for laptops which move around and so
> need to acquire different addresses via DHCP (which always worked
> well for me) - I do run it on my laptop, here I am talking about my
> desktop.
>
Not just dhcp, which does not need NM, it also deals with VPNs, wifi
and other oddities that you don't generally use on a desktop computer,
and it's a quick way of switching to a fixed IP address for
troubleshooting in other networks.
So yes, laptops but not fixed computers, and never for servers.
--
Joe
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