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+NetworkManager consists of two parts: one is on the system level daemon that
+manages the connections and gathers information about new networks. The other 
+is a systray applet that users can use to interact with the NetworkManager 
+daemon. 
+
+Security
+~~~~~~~~
+To allow users to connect to the NetworkManager daemon they have to be in the
+group "netdev". If you want to add a user to group "netdev" use the command
+"adduser username netdev" or one of the graphical user management frontends.
+After that you have to reload D-Bus with the command "/etc/init.d/dbus reload".
+
+Configuration of wireless and ethernet interfaces
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Only devices that are *not* listed in /etc/network/interfaces or which have 
+been configured "auto" and "dhcp" (with no other options) are managed by NM.
+
+This way you can setup a custom (static) configuration for a device and NM 
+will not try to override this setting.
+
+After modifying /etc/network/interfaces you have to restart NM with the
+command "/etc/init.d/network-manager restart".
+
+Examples:
+
+1.)
+auto wlan0
+iface wlan0 inet dhcp
+-> This device is managed by NM.
+
+1.a)
+allow-hotplug eth0
+iface eth0 inet dhcp
+-> This device is managed by NM
+
+2.)
+auto wlan0
+iface wlan0 inet dhcp
+	wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+-> This devices is *not* managed by NM because it has additional options.
+
+3.)
+iface wlan0 inet dhcp
+-> This device is *not* managed by NM because it is not set to "auto".
+
+4.)
+iface eth0 inet static
+	address 192.168.1.10
+	netmask 255.255.255.0
+	gateway 192.168.1.1
+-> This device is *not* managed by NM because it is configured as "static" and
+   has additional options.
+
+5.)
+Device is not listed in /etc/network/interfaces.
+-> Device is managed by NM.
+
+Dial-up configuration
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+After configuring your PPP interface (either manually or by using a tool like
+"pppconfig") to work with a peer called "myisp" you should edit 
+/etc/network/interfaces and add a stanza like this:
+
+iface ppp0 inet ppp
+	provider myisp
+
+NM will then make it possible to dial this connection.
+If you want to set up multiple internet service providers simply create a new 
+stanza as listed above specifying the provider and a different iface, e.g. ppp1.
+
+After modifying /etc/network/interfaces you have to restart NM with the
+command "/etc/init.d/network-manager restart".
+
+Please read the "Debian Reference Manual", section 10.6.1.4 or the "interfaces"
+man page for further information.
+