[Off topic] Does anyone uses netenv?
Matthew Saltzman
mjs at ces.clemson.edu
Thu Nov 10 16:07:58 UTC 2005
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005, Derek Martin wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 07:02:51PM -0500, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
>> NetworkManager is a real whiz-bang app that detects network connections
>> dynamically. Plug in a cable and it switches to cable, unplug it and it
>> looks for wireless connections. It manages keys, allows you to select
>> among in-range WAPs or create an ad-hoc net, controls VPN access (using
>> vpnc only at the moment), controls modems (untested by me ATM) and rescans
>> on suspend/resume to find the new connections.
>
> Is it smart enough to deal with cases where you are connected via
> wireless, then connect via cable ALSO? (One would need a way to
> select which connection should be used as the default route.)
Currently, NM doesn't handle simultaneous connections through two
interfaces. If you want to discuss NM features, the place is
networkmanager-list at gnome.org.
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Matthew Saltzman
Clemson University Math Sciences
mjs AT clemson DOT edu
http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs
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