From 83d084c306ec01ea8160785bb9d5bf1c1b1f84a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Biebl Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:39:35 +0000 Subject: Rename README.Debian to network-manager.README.Debian make it obvious that it is only installed for the network-manager binary package git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.debian.org/svn/pkg-utopia/packages/unstable/networkmanager@1318 ceb527fc-18e6-0310-9fe2-813c157c29e7 --- debian/network-manager.README.Debian | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 76 insertions(+) create mode 100644 debian/network-manager.README.Debian (limited to 'debian/network-manager.README.Debian') diff --git a/debian/network-manager.README.Debian b/debian/network-manager.README.Debian new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8fc8c455 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/network-manager.README.Debian @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +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/dbus-1/event.d/25NetworkManager 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/dbus-1/event.d/25NetworkManager restart". + +Please read the "Debian Reference Manual", section 10.6.1.4 or the "interfaces" +man page for further information. + -- cgit 1.3.0-6-gf8a5 From a0c0b9a690d4b91f5f0a1e6873fd9d5d29355cb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Biebl Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:24:52 +0000 Subject: Clean up some remaining traces of /etc/dbus-1/event.d git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.debian.org/svn/pkg-utopia/packages/unstable/networkmanager@1438 ceb527fc-18e6-0310-9fe2-813c157c29e7 --- debian/network-manager.README.Debian | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'debian/network-manager.README.Debian') diff --git a/debian/network-manager.README.Debian b/debian/network-manager.README.Debian index 8fc8c455..c59c7f9b 100644 --- a/debian/network-manager.README.Debian +++ b/debian/network-manager.README.Debian @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ 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/dbus-1/event.d/25NetworkManager restart". +command "/etc/init.d/network-manager restart". Examples: @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ 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/dbus-1/event.d/25NetworkManager restart". +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. -- cgit 1.3.0-6-gf8a5