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greembow

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Registered: 2022-02-23

Posts: 35

Networkmanager Disables wired connection because of no connectivity

Hi, I'm trying to set up a physical firewall by plugging into its management port. The problem is that when I set a static IP for the wired connection, networkmanager will disconnect from it because it does not have access to the internet. I need the wired connection to stay alive, so I can configure the firewall. How do I disable networkmanager's connectivity check?

Swiggles

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Registered: 2014-08-02

Posts: 266

Re: Networkmanager Disables wired connection because of no connectivity

You can create a config file in /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/

[connectivity]
interval=0
#or
enabled=false

Should be all you need according to the man page.

Some DE/configurators also have a toggle for that under privacy settings (cinnamon and probably gnome).

Edit: Typo and alternative

Last edited by Swiggles (2023-05-08 19:50:20)