NetworkManager has started, but is inactive

[windex]

Wasn't having any luck with wicd so I switched to NetworkManager.

Here is the wicd log

[eccerr0r]

Your wicd problem looks like your system dbus isn't running, perhaps /etc/init.d/dbus start will help?

The networkmanager problem - networkmanager was intended to be an alternative to the standard wired/wireless config and the openrc method should be disabled - /etc/conf.d/net should only have a skeleton (the default should be fine) and there shouldn't be /etc/init.d/net.* (other than net.lo) . The nm-applet gui can then be used to configure your network devices.
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[kernelOfTruth]

*subscribed*

also been experiencing this NetworkManager "inactive" issue,

pinging IPs directly works but DNS doesn't (my specific configuration might have some intricate additional issues but in essence it's the same issue)

http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Udev/upgrade

seems to be partly at fault


at least I know now where to look
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[eccerr0r]

I just checked one of my working machines (virtual machine, VM) and it also says "started but inactive"... I think it may mostly be for systemd or maybe even openrc to trigger other network dependencies but not until it sets up a network connection. And it won't unless there's a profile for your network connection....

For my VM it started up just fine, sshd came up and I was able to remotely login without console intervention.
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Intel Core i7 2700K/Radeon R7 250/24GB DDR3/256GB SSD
What am I supposed watching?

[windex]

FYI, I think I may have met my match in network manager. I'm switching over to wicd.



EDIT: Sorry for the delayed reply but I was in jail.