On Wed, 2007-02-07 at 10:49 -0500, Derek Atkins wrote: > Dan Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Wed, 2007-02-07 at 10:19 +0100, HG van Schelve wrote: > >> Hello list members. > >> > >> Are there any plans to implement ISDN and PPP support in NetworkManager? > >> > >> We are planning to change from our custom network initscript to the > >> Network Manager. But it is not possible at the moment because of > >> missing ISDN and GPRS / UMTS / HSDPA Support. > > > > Yes, there are plans for PPP-type connections, which would encompass > > GSM/CDMA connections and their derivatives, dialup PPP, PPtP VPNs, etc. > > PPP is #4 on the hit-list, with item #1 already completed. > > I've got 0.6.x to work with my PPP connections just fine on FC5. > I just configured my PPP through the Network Configuration and > NM picks it up and uses it just fine! > > What additional work are you trying to get into NM that doesn't > already exist in the network configuration tool?
The current dialup/isdn support just calls out to ifup/ifdown. We need to actually manage the _entire_ connection process in NM to be able to make things work in a non-error-prone way. The current stuff is largely a hack, and won't work for things like bluetooth DUN and PPtP VPNs. Dan _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
