keep eth0 configured even if the cable is disconnected

[Helmut Schaa]

Am Samstag, 10. Januar 2009 schrieb Andrey Filippov:
> Is there a simple way to make eth0 keep its (manual) IP address even if
> network is physically disconnected?

Not with NetworkManager. Once NM detects the cable is unplugged it will
reset the interface.

> On the other ports I would like to use regular (nice) functionality of the
> knetworkmanager. Is that possible?

AFAIK you should be able to mark single devices to not be controlled by
NetworkManager. But that's distro specific and I don't know much about
ubuntu.

Regards,
Helmut