[arch-general] manually configure network

[mick howe]

On 13 July 2017 at 03:14, Rich <rich-mail at octoxol.com> wrote:

> You are probably using dhcpcd. This is what is installed when initially
> setting up the OS. Depending on exactly what settings are being reverted to
> default it may be normal behavior. What you need to do is find out exactly
> which network manager you are using and exactly what settings are not
> sticking across a reboot. The fix is probably not difficult but need more
> info to be able to make intelligent suggestions. I had a problem with
> dhcpcd reverting my DNS servers to the ISP defaults on every restart.
>
> --Rich
>
​I tried it when I first started with linux in 1994​ and now avoid it like
the plague, I'd rather do it manually. It was simple until somebody decided
I need a string of cascading daemons to do everything.

mick stressed out and frustrated in frozen glen innes