Well it is a what?
Ed Greshko
Ed.Greshko at greshko.com
Tue Jul 3 01:39:58 UTC 2007
Karl Larsen wrote:
>
> I was curious to know what NetworkManager really is. So went hunting
> and found:
Do you have a question or are you simply thinking out loud?
>
>
> NM-TOOL(1)
> NM-TOOL(1)
>
> nm-tool - utility to report NetworkManager state
>
> SYNOPSIS
> nm-tool
>
> DESCRIPTION
> The nm-tool utility provides information about NetworkManager,
> device,
> and wireless networks.
>
> SEE ALSO
> NetworkManager(1), NetworkManagerDispatcher(1)
>
> So then the real one:
>
> NETWORKMANAGER(1)
> NETWORKMANAGER(1)
>
> NAME
> NetworkManager - network management daemon
>
> SYNOPSIS
> NetworkManager [--no-daemon] [--enable-test-devices]
>
> DESCRIPTION
> The NetworkManager daemon attempts to keep an active network
> connection
> available at all times. The point of NetworkManager is to make
> net-
> working configuration and setup as painless and automatic as
> possible.
> If using DHCP, NetworkManager is intended to replace default
> routes,
> obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server, and change nameservers
> whenever
> it sees fit, with the aim of making networking Just Work.
>
> OPTIONS
> The following options are supported:
>
> --no-daemon
> Do not daemonize. This is useful for debugging.
>
> --enable-test-devices
> :
>
> This is NetManagerDispacher
>
> NETWORKMANAGERDISPATCHER(1)
> NETWORKMANAGERDISPATCHER(1)
>
> NAME
> NetworkManagerDispatcher - daemon that runs commands in
> response to
> off/online
>
> SYNOPSIS
> NetworkManagerDispatcher [--no-daemon]
>
> DESCRIPTION
> The NetworkManagerDispatcher daemon runs commands in the
> /etc/Network-
> Manager/dispatcher.d directory in response to interfaces coming
> up and
> down. The scripts are run alphabetically. The first parameter
> is the
> network interface name. The second parameter is up if the
> interface is
> now up and down if the interface is now down.
>
> OPTIONS
> The following options are supported:
>
> --no-daemon
> Do not daemonize. This is useful for debugging.
> FILES
> /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d
>
> SEE ALSO
> NetworkManager(1), nm-tool(1)
>
>
> NETWORKMANAGERDISPATCHER(1)
> (END)
>
>
> So NetManager is a demon and runs in the kernel and tries to keep the
> Internet coming always and works outside the normal old methods.
>
> Now the NetManagerDispatcher is another mouth-full that is also a
> demon and you can read what it is doing by monitoring messages in the
> /etc/NetworkManager/dispature.d/ directory. I jus looked and My F7 has
> the NetworkManager/ but no dispature.d directory. Could be you need to
> run the demons awhile to get it.
>
> In summary all this is now terminal activity so I think all this
> stuff is VERY Beta!
>
> Karl
>
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