On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 02:59:25PM -0500, Dan Williams wrote: > On Wed, 2007-11-28 at 23:42 -0600, Igor Chudov wrote: > > So. How can I make NM connect to password protected wifi networks upon > > boot, without users logging in? > > > > How can I do it? > > It isn't possible with NM 0.6.x. I've already committed code to trunk > (0.7) for the system settings service, which will provide NM connection > information before logins, therefore providing this functionality. I'm > currently implementing the 'ifcfg' backend that will work with Fedora > and SUSE distros, and I'm going to implement a more flexible format > based on key/value pairs (essentially .ini files, really) and maps much > better to the NM connection/setting structure. Somebody from the > Debian/Ubuntu community will need to step up and write the plugin for > their distro. > > The system settings service will make it's way into Fedora 8 at some > point later this year.
That's great! I will be looking forward to this functionality (and to having NM integrate well with bluetooth modems). I consider my laptop to be a "portable server", not just a internet browser capable device. So I want it to do a lot just on power up. i _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
