On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Robbie Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > I only discovered netctl today, and from what I’ve read in the wiki, > mailing lists, and the code, it sounds like a really interesting project. > Kudos to all the devs behind it! > > One feature I’m certainly after (and would be definitely willing to > write/port/test) is support for mobile broadband connections using pppd. > netcfg has basic support for this, and I hacked together some scripts and > profiles based on information in the wiki and elsewhere that would establish > a connection to a USB modem. I put the scripts up on the AUR[1], if anyone > is interested. > > Lately I’ve been exploring systemd’s possibilities[2] and have been trying > to encourage it, netcfg, and pppd to cooperate a little better[3]. If some > of those ideas could be incorporated into netctl, that would be brilliant. > > As I mentioned above, I’m willing to write or port (and document) the > necessary code, though I’m not particularly sure where to start, be it > writing it or making it conform to Arch standards. I’ve used Linux for > years, but I’m new to contributing as I’m more of a user than a programmer.
The code of netctl is hosted at http://projects.archlinux.org/netctl.git/ Under src/lib/connections, you'll find the current connection types, along with a README on developing new ones. If you come up with a reasonable new connection type, I am more than happy to add it. Please also update the netctl.profile manpage accordingly. > > Robbie > > > [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/netcfg-ppp-mobile-git/ > [2] https://github.com/zoqaeski/systemd-user-units > [3] > https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/2013-March/033246.html - Jouke
