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## Auto-converted by kwiki2moinmoin v2005-10-07
[http://people.redhat.com/dcbw/NetworkManager] aims to manage all network connections itself. However, Debian's networking infrastructure is nicely modular, and it seems a shame to lose a lot of available flexibility for the convenience of !NetworkManager.
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= NetworkManager =
[[Anchor(intro)]]
||<tablestyle="width:100%" style="border:0;vertical-align:top">[http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/ NetworkManager] attempts to keep an active network connection available at all times.[[BR]][[BR]]The point of NetworkManager is to make networking 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. In effect, the goal of NetworkManager is to make networking __Just Work__.[[BR]][[BR]]If you have special needs, we'd like to hear about them, but understand that NetworkManager is not intended to serve the needs of all users. ||<style="border:0"> [http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/images/wireless-at-tealuxe.png] ||
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NetworkManager is composed of two parts:
 1. A daemon running as root (DebPkg:network-manager).
 1. A front-end (DebPkg:network-manager-gnome or DebPkg:network-manager-kde).
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The ideal solution would be for [http://people.redhat.com/dcbw/NetworkManager] to call out to ifupdown as required, but this has some drawbacks:
 * ifupdown can be used to manage wireless networks
 * could depend on there being a decent ifupdown setup to start with
 * could conflict with other network management tools, such as gnome-system-tools
NetworkManager will only handle interfaces not declared in {{{/etc/network/interfaces}}} (see [#doc README] file).
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Bug:270538 is an ITP for Network Manager == Features ==
The features of NetworkManager are described on its [http://projects.gnome.org/NetworkManager/ homepage].
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Note : DebPkg:network-manager was shipped with Debian Etch -- -- FranklinPiat [[DateTime(2007-08-05T10:48:18Z)]] [[Anchor(doc)]]
== Documentation ==
Make sure you read the fine manual:
 * [file:///usr/share/doc/network-manager/README /usr/share/doc/network-manager/README] and [file:///usr/share/doc/network-manager/README.Debian /usr/share/doc/network-manager/README.Debian]
 * [http://manpages.debian.net/man/5/interfaces interfaces(5)] man page

== FAQ ==
 Q. How do I configure a static IP address (for a server, etc) ? :: A) Configure {{{/etc/network/interfaces}}}.

 Q. Why can't I see NetworkManager with my new user account ? :: A) Make sure ''human'' users are in the {{{netdev}}} group (see [file:///usr/share/doc/network-manager-gnome/README.Debian /usr/share/doc/network-manager-gnome/README.Debian]).

== See Also ==
 * ["PPP"]

== External Links ==
 * [http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/] - Project homepage and GNOME front-end;
  * [irc://irc.gnome.org/#networkmanager] - ["IRC"] channel
 * [http://en.opensuse.org/Projects/KNetworkManager] - KDE front-end
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CategoryNetwork

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ToDo: Who is the "we" in the introduction? (Debian GNOME maintainers, NetworkManager project, other?). Once determined, link "[#intro we'd like to hear about them]" as appropriate.

NetworkManager

?Anchor(intro)

[http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/ NetworkManager] attempts to keep an active network connection available at all times.?BR?BRThe point of NetworkManager is to make networking 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. In effect, the goal of NetworkManager is to make networking Just Work.?BR?BRIf you have special needs, we'd like to hear about them, but understand that NetworkManager is not intended to serve the needs of all users.

[http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/images/wireless-at-tealuxe.png]


NetworkManager is composed of two parts:

  1. A daemon running as root (network-manager).

  2. A front-end (network-manager-gnome or network-manager-kde).

NetworkManager will only handle interfaces not declared in /etc/network/interfaces (see [#doc README] file).

Features

The features of NetworkManager are described on its [http://projects.gnome.org/NetworkManager/ homepage].

?Anchor(doc)

Documentation

Make sure you read the fine manual:

FAQ

Q. How do I configure a static IP address (for a server, etc) ?

A) Configure /etc/network/interfaces.

Q. Why can't I see NetworkManager with my new user account ?

A) Make sure human users are in the netdev group (see [file:///usr/share/doc/network-manager-gnome/README.Debian /usr/share/doc/network-manager-gnome/README.Debian]).

See Also

  • ["PPP"]


CategoryNetwork


ToDo: Who is the "we" in the introduction? (Debian GNOME maintainers, NetworkManager project, other?). Once determined, link "[#intro we'd like to hear about them]" as appropriate.