I think it's not good idea for all. But i think NM strongly need some profile management features and the ability to select preferable connection way for each profile.
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:19 PM, Rick Beldin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ubuntu 8.04 > > I'll have to admit that I am rather old school when it comes to > administering > my machines. I usually like to take a more active approach than > letting a daemon make decisions for me. I used to hack on > /etc/network/interfaces and /etc/resolv.conf to get what I wanted > done, and in some ways I am missing that level of control... > > I have an HP laptop with a wired and a wireless interface. My > network usage falls into three models: > > - wireless, no VPN, roaming > - wired, no wireless (in the office) DHCP on wired > - wireless, VPN, dhcp, no wired (tun0 interface created) > > I run into several issues with NetworkManager: > > - if I have been working at home, (wireless, WEP, VPN) and transition to > the office, I have to manually enable the wired interface. > > - if I have been working in the office (wired, no VPN) and come home, > I generally have to fiddle with enabling/disabling wireless and wired > interfaces until I get a DHCP address from the wireless router. I > sometimes have to kill dhclient and clear out /var/lib/dhcp3 in order > for NetworkManager to realize it has to go get a new ip. The > interface will be 'up' but no. No errors from dhcp on router. > > - if am working with the VPN (tun0) wireless and the little checkbox > is ON next to the wired interface, I am *assured* that my connection > will drop periodically. Usually 5-10 minutes. If I manage to get > NetworkManager to leave off the little checkbox, then it will stay up > indefinitely. > > I've tried setting up profiles for this and this sometimes works. I > still have to 'bounce' between profiles at time to get it to trigger > dhclient properly. I typically NEVER suspend and resume - these are > cold boots. > > What is strange is if I revert to manual management of > /etc/network/interfaces, I get a high level of stability - switching > between wired and wireless is swift and certain. I can control > whether dhcp runs or not on the wired interface. > > All this leads me to think that I am not using this in the right way. > I think my needs are: > > - if I am wired, I don't care about the wireless interface > - if I am wireless, I don't want the wired interface to even be probed > > Am I missing something critical in my use model? Any pointers are > much appreciated. > > Rick > > -- > Rick Beldin > Marietta, GA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > NetworkManager-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > -- Nick Palamarchuk
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