NetworkManager - Re: Announcing Fedora 12 Alpha

[drago01]

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 7:03 PM, Michael
Schwendt<mschwendt.tmp0701.nospam at arcor.de> wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:47:13 -0700, Adam wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 2009-08-27 at 11:22 -0400, Matthias Clasen wrote:
>> > On Thu, 2009-08-27 at 20:03 +0530, Mani A wrote:
>> > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Michael Schwendt wrote:
>> > > >> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_12_Alpha_release_notes
>> > > >
>> > > > What should I expect from NetworkManager? If doesn't do anything useful
>> > > > by default. Knows about eth0 and eth1, but they aren't active. Clicking
>> > > > "Edit" doesn't do anything either, regardless of whether I choose eth1
>> > > > or eth0.
>> > > >
>> > > It has been in a 'not for testing' state since alpha-1. At most you
>> > > can check up the wireless part.
>> >
>> > I don't know where you got that idea... NetworkManager has been working
>> > fine for me all through the F12 cycle, including wireless, wired and
>> > vpn.
>>
>> Works fine for me too, as of today's Rawhide, managing a wireless
>> connection and vpnc-type VPN connection.
>
> F12 Alpha without updates, fresh install: None of NM's buttons work for me.
> Tried "Edit" and "Delete". Tried with eth1 (LAN) and eth0. Then gave up.

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