From c333f062ddcba9b35330647bf6cbd0a07f2d786e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Biebl Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 14:55:55 +0200 Subject: New upstream version 1.8.0 --- docs/api/dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.xml | 21 +++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/api/dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.xml') diff --git a/docs/api/dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.xml b/docs/api/dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.xml index f8f7c5ab..0ef23d79 100644 --- a/docs/api/dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.xml +++ b/docs/api/dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ org.freedesktop.NetworkManager org.freedesktop.NetworkManager - org.freedesktop.NetworkManager + org.freedesktop.NetworkManager Connection Manager Methods Reload (IN u flags); @@ -705,6 +705,13 @@ Capabilities readable au State readable u The overall state of the NetworkManager daemon. + This takes state of all active connections and the connectivity state into account + to produce a single indicator of the network accessibility status. + The graphical shells may use this property to provide network connection status + indication and applications may use this to check if Internet connection is + accessible. Shell that is able to cope with captive portals should use the + "Connectivity" property to decide whether to present a captive portal authentication + dialog. Returns: NMState @@ -714,7 +721,17 @@ State readable u Connectivity readable u - The network connectivity state. + The result of the last connectivity check. The connectivity check is triggered + automatically when a default connection becomes available, periodically and by + calling a CheckConnectivity() method. + This property is in general useful for the graphical shell to determine whether + the Internet access is being hijacked by an authentication gateway (a "captive + portal"). In such case it would typically present a web browser window to give + the user a chance to authenticate and call CheckConnectivity() when the user + submits a form or dismisses the window. + To determine the whether the user is able to access the Internet without dealing + with captive portals (e.g. to provide a network connection indicator or disable + controls that require Internet access), the "State" property is more suitable. Returns: NMConnectivityState -- cgit 1.3.0-6-gf8a5