I was curious to know what NetworkManager really is. So went hunting and found:
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
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
Karl Larsen wrote:
Ed Greshko wrote:
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?
I was hoping someone who knows a great deal more than me about this software would comment.
I see....
You would probably be best served by subscribing to:
http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
As that is where I would expect the knowledgeable to be located.
Ed Greshko wrote:
Karl Larsen wrote:
Ed Greshko wrote:
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?
I was hoping someone who knows a great deal more than me about this software would comment.
I see....
You would probably be best served by subscribing to:
http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
As that is where I would expect the knowledgeable to be located.
Thanks. I would never have guessed it is a gnome product. This all leads to WiFi on my lap-top using F7. But I need to know more how it works. Sounds like Intel as well.
Karl
Karl Larsen wrote:
You would probably be best served by subscribing to:
http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
As that is where I would expect the knowledgeable to be located.
Thanks. I would never have guessed it is a gnome product. This all leads to WiFi on my lap-top using F7. But I need to know more how it works. Sounds like Intel as well.
If you want to know more about "how it works", that list is the place to ask your questions.
Ed Greshko wrote:
Karl Larsen wrote:
You would probably be best served by subscribing to:
http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
As that is where I would expect the knowledgeable to be located.
Thanks. I would never have guessed it is a gnome product. This all leads to WiFi on my lap-top using F7. But I need to know more how it works. Sounds like Intel as well.
If you want to know more about "how it works", that list is the place to ask your questions.
Hi Gang I just joined the list above. Very quick and easy. I will see what shows up in a few minutes. Another list of course, but not so busy as this one.
Karl
On Tue, 2007-07-03 at 12:51 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
Ed Greshko wrote:
Karl Larsen wrote:
You would probably be best served by subscribing to:
http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
As that is where I would expect the knowledgeable to be located.
Thanks. I would never have guessed it is a gnome product. This all leads to WiFi on my lap-top using F7. But I need to know more how it works. Sounds like Intel as well.
If you want to know more about "how it works", that list is the place to ask your questions.
Hi Gang I just joined the list above. Very quick and easy. I will see what shows up in a few minutes. Another list of course, but not so busy as this one.
Karl
Please try start your replies at the beginning of a line, rather than after an angle bracket. You might even need to skip a line to make sure your mailer doesn't stick a bracket in by itself.
If you look at the above, it looks like Ed Greshko wrote the line starting "Hi Gang...", not you.
Thanks.
Matthew Saltzman wrote:
On Tue, 2007-07-03 at 12:51 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
Ed Greshko wrote:
Karl Larsen wrote:
You would probably be best served by subscribing to:
http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
As that is where I would expect the knowledgeable to be located.
Thanks. I would never have guessed it is a gnome product. This all leads to WiFi on my lap-top using F7. But I need to know more how it works. Sounds like Intel as well.
If you want to know more about "how it works", that list is the place to ask your questions.
Hi Gang I just joined the list above. Very quick and easy. I will see what shows up in a few minutes. Another list of course, but not so busy as this one.
Karl
Please try start your replies at the beginning of a line, rather than after an angle bracket. You might even need to skip a line to make sure your mailer doesn't stick a bracket in by itself.
If you look at the above, it looks like Ed Greshko wrote the line starting "Hi Gang...", not you.
Thanks.
Depends I think on the mail client. I see what you are talking about and will quit.
Karl
On Mon, 2007-07-02 at 19:36 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
I was curious to know what NetworkManager really is. So went hunting and found:
<snip>
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
No they are programs that make connecting wireless access points easy rather than a pain.
Aaron Konstam wrote:
On Mon, 2007-07-02 at 19:36 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
I was curious to know what NetworkManager really is. So went hunting and found:
<snip>
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
No they are programs that make connecting wireless access points easy rather than a pain.
I sure hope so. That is my goal. I want to understand what is being done. I know the computer has inside a radio transciever on about 1400 MHz. The software has to receive and send Internet traffic to this radio. That is why it's so darn hard to do.
Karl