[Off topic] Does anyone uses netenv?

[Matthew Saltzman]

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

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