Re: [systemd-devel] Mobile broadband modems support in systemd-networkd

2021-08-24 Thread Dan Nicholson
On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 2:41 PM Bruce A. Johnson wrote: > I suspect that ModemManager needs to be changed to inform systemd-networkd. Nothing needs to change in ModemManager. networkd would need to be changed to integrate with ModemManager over D-Bus. The communication would go in 2 directions -

Re: [systemd-devel] Mobile broadband modems support in systemd-networkd

2021-08-24 Thread Uwe Geuder
Hi! On Mon, 23 Aug 2021 at 23:41, Bruce A. Johnson wrote: > > I wasn't clear what I meant about processing of the .network > file. With Ethernet or Wi-Fi (using iwd), when the link comes up, > systemd-networkd does the Right Thing and starts network services on > the interface, running a DHCP

Re: [systemd-devel] Mobile broadband modems support in systemd-networkd

2021-08-23 Thread Bruce A. Johnson
I wasn't clear what I meant about processing of the .network file. With Ethernet or Wi-Fi (using iwd), when the link comes up, systemd-networkd does the Right Thing and starts network services on the interface, running a DHCP client or setting up static address(es), routes, etc., as specified

Re: [systemd-devel] Mobile broadband modems support in systemd-networkd

2021-08-23 Thread Manuel Wagesreither
Hi Bruce, Am Fr, 20. Aug 2021, um 22:01, schrieb Bruce A. Johnson: > Mantas' and Ulrich's responses gave me insights to dig more. Neither the > mbim-cli nor ModemManager sets the IP address on the interface, and some > kind of agent needs to do that. > > When I start the connection using

Re: [systemd-devel] Mobile broadband modems support in systemd-networkd

2021-08-20 Thread Bruce A. Johnson
Mantas' and Ulrich's responses gave me insights to dig more. Neither the mbim-cli nor ModemManager sets the IP address on the interface, and some kind of agent needs to do that. When I start the connection using ModemManager, I am able to retrieve addresses that mmcli displays like the below.

Re: [systemd-devel] Mobile broadband modems support in systemd-networkd

2021-08-20 Thread Mantas Mikulėnas
On Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 10:46 PM Bruce A. Johnson < bjohn...@blueridgenetworks.com> wrote: > I am trying to integrate an MBIM cellular modem (Sierra Wireless MC7455) > into my project, and while there seem to be plenty of people doing the > same thing, all of the references seem to point to using