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| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | debian/network-manager.README.Debian | 95 |
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diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 9759f5b4..409e7cc1 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ network-manager (0.7.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low versions of those packages do not work with network-manager 0.7. * debian/patches/05-dhclient_lease_files.patch - Change the location of the dhclient lease files to /var/lib/dhcp3. + * debian/network-manager.README.Debian + - Merge the README.Debian from Ubuntu which describes the new + managed/unmanaged modes. -- Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:43:22 +0100 diff --git a/debian/network-manager.README.Debian b/debian/network-manager.README.Debian index c59c7f9b..aabe01f3 100644 --- a/debian/network-manager.README.Debian +++ b/debian/network-manager.README.Debian @@ -10,67 +10,48 @@ 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. +Alternatively you can install the "consolekit" package which will grant access +for all locally logged in users. + + +Managed vs. Unmanaged mode and /etc/network/interfaces +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Devices listed in /etc/network/interfaces _will_ be managed by NetworkManager +unless the ifupdown system-config-setting is enabled and is setup to run +in "Unmanaged mode". + +The config to select unmanaged/managed mode is in +/etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf: + + [ifupdown] + managed=true/false + +Unmanaged mode will make NetworkManager not touch any wired/wireless device +matching an interface name configured in /etc/network/interfaces. + +Managed mode will make NetworkManager manage all devices and will make +NetworkManager honour all dhcp and static configurations for wired and +wireless devices. + + +After modifying /etc/NetworkManager/nm-systems-settings.conf _or_ +/etc/network/interfaces you may want to restart the system-settings daemon +using the command: +"sudo killall nm-system-settings" to apply those changes. + 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. +Your dialup configurations can now be one in network-manager connection editor. +Because of that /etc/network/interfaces configurations are considered "legacy" +from a network manager point of view. -After modifying /etc/network/interfaces you have to restart NM with the -command "/etc/init.d/network-manager restart". +However, if you want to use your /etc/network/interfaces configuration make +sure that you have the ifupdown plugin in "Unmanaged mode" and take care that +the used wired/wireless device is also configured in /etc/network/interfaces. -Please read the "Debian Reference Manual", section 10.6.1.4 or the "interfaces" -man page for further information. +Not that NetworkManager 0.7 will not provive UI hooks to up and down ppp +connections managed outside of NetworkManager itself (not that it ever worked +nicely before). |