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Connection Manager comparison ## page was renamed from DesktopTeam/ConnetionManagerComparison
= Connection Manager comparison =
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 * Make a comparison table with Connman, NetworkManager and VMC 2.0 wrt connection manager features, e.g.
    * 3G
    * Bluetooth DUN (3G)
    * Bluetooth PAN (3g)
    * Wireless
    * WEP
    * WPA
    * Wired
    * VPN X, Y, Z
    * wimax
    * system connections
    * multi user capable		 This table is meant as a high level feature comparison matrix of the current group of open-source network management software solutions available for Linux today.

The versions of software used in this comparison were:
 * ''Network Manager'' -- {{{0.9}}}
 * ''Modem Manager'' -- {{{0.2 based snapshot}}}
 * ''ConnMan'' -- {{{0.19}}} (current connman status reflects later version)
 * ''Vodafone Mobile Connect (VMC)'' -- {{{2.0}}}
 * ''Wicd'' -- {{{1.6.1}}}

|| || '''Network Manager''' || '''Network Manager + Modem Manager''' || '''Connman''' || '''VMC''' || '''Wicd''' ||
|| 3G || (./) [[#note1|[1] ]] || (./) || (./) [[#note2|[2] ]] || (./) [[#note3|[3] ]] || {X} ||
|| 3G Signal Strength || {X} || (./) || NA || (./) || NA ||
|| SMS || {X} || (./) [[#note4|[4] ]] || {X} || (./) || {X} ||
|| Bluetooth DUN (3G) || (./) || (./) || {X} || {X} || {X} ||
|| Bluetooth PAN (3G) || (./) || (./) || (./) || {X} || {X} ||
|| Manual IP/DNS || (./) || (./) || ? || ? || (./) ||
|| Wireless || (./) || (./) || (./) || {X} || (./) ||
|| WEP || (./) || (./) || (./) || {X} || (./) ||
|| WPA Personal || (./) || (./) || (./) || {X} || (./) ||
|| WPA Enterprise || (./) || (./) || {X} || {X} || (./) ||
|| Wired || (./) || (./) || (./) || {X} || (./) ||
|| PPPoe (DSL) || (./) || (./) || {X} || {X} || {X} ||
|| VPN X, Y, Z || (./) [[#note5|[5] ]] || (./) [[#note5|[5] ]] || {X} || {X} || {X} ||
|| wimax || (./) || (./) || (./) [[#note6|[6] ]] || {X} || {X} ||
|| system connections || (./) || (./) || (./) || {X} || (./) ||
|| connection sharing || (./) [[#note7|[7] ]] || (./) || unknown || unknown || {X} ||
|| multi user capable || (./) [[#note8|[8] ]] || (./) [[#note8|[8] ]] || {X} || (./) || (./) [[#note9|[9] ]] ||
|| Connection Editor || (./) || (./) || {X} || ? || (./) ||
|| Plugable/extensibility || (./) [N] || (./) [N] || (./) [N] || (./) [N] || (./) [N] ||
|| Overall robustness || Improving || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
|| Upstream responsiveness || Good || Good || Unknown || Unknown || Unknown ||
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== Notes ==

 * <<Anchor(note1)>> [1] -- Network Manager 0.7.x has limited support for 3G. Full support for Modem Manager is planned for the 0.8 release. A patched version of Network Manager 0.7.1 integrated with Modem Manager is available from the Modem Manager PPA ( https://launchpad.net/~modemmanager/+archive/ppa ) or PPA for Network-manager ( https://launchpad.net/~network-manager/+archive/ppa ).
 * <<Anchor(note2)>> [2] -- Connman 3G currently support Ericsson MBM modems only. A plugin model exists for supporting other devices. It's unclear at this point whether Connman will support Modem Manager or only support the new joint Intel/Nokia project called oFono ( http://ofono.org ). See moblin bug [[http://bugzilla.moblin.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4010|#401]].
 * <<Anchor(note3)>> [3] -- VMC 2.0 supports a fixed set of 3G cards ( which can be extended via a plugin API ). Future versions of VMC should integrate with Network Manager ( via the Modem Manager DBUS API ).
 * <<Anchor(note4)>> [4] -- Modem Manager supports SMS via it's DBUS API, however this feature is not yet UI accessible.
 * <<Anchor(note5)>> [5] -- VPN is possible via the network-manager VPN plugin packages found in Universe.
 * <<Anchor(note6)>> [6] -- WiMax requires extra packages which are not bundled with core Connman.
 * <<Anchor(note7)>> [7] -- unreliable ( according to [[http://launchpad.net/~waster|JackWasey]]; needs substantiation ).
 * <<Anchor(note8)>> [8] -- problems with user settings ( needs more details... ).
 * <<Anchor(note9)>> [9] -- user settings can be shared globally only ( ie. no private per-user settings )


== Links ==

 * ''Network Manager'' ( http://projects.gnome.org/NetworkManager/ )
 * ''Modem Manager'' ( http://gitorious.org/modemmanager/pages/Home )
 * ''ConnMan'' ( http://connman.net/ )
 * ''Vodafone Mobile Connect (VMC)'' ( https://forge.betavine.net/projects/vodafonemobilec/ )
 * ''Wicd'' ( http://wicd.sourceforge.net/ )

Connection Manager comparison

This table is meant as a high level feature comparison matrix of the current group of open-source network management software solutions available for Linux today.

The versions of software used in this comparison were:

  • Network Manager -- 0.9

  • Modem Manager -- 0.2 based snapshot

  • ConnMan -- 0.19 (current connman status reflects later version)

  • Vodafone Mobile Connect (VMC) -- 2.0

  • Wicd -- 1.6.1

Network Manager

Network Manager + Modem Manager

Connman

VMC

Wicd

3G

(./) [1]

(./)

(./) [2]

(./) [3]

(X)

3G Signal Strength

(X)

(./)

NA

(./)

NA

SMS

(X)

(./) [4]

(X)

(./)

(X)

Bluetooth DUN (3G)

(./)

(./)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Bluetooth PAN (3G)

(./)

(./)

(./)

(X)

(X)

Manual IP/DNS

(./)

(./)

?

?

(./)

Wireless

(./)

(./)

(./)

(X)

(./)

WEP

(./)

(./)

(./)

(X)

(./)

WPA Personal

(./)

(./)

(./)

(X)

(./)

WPA Enterprise

(./)

(./)

(X)

(X)

(./)

Wired

(./)

(./)

(./)

(X)

(./)

PPPoe (DSL)

(./)

(./)

(X)

(X)

(X)

VPN X, Y, Z

(./) [5]

(./) [5]

(X)

(X)

(X)

wimax

(./)

(./)

(./) [6]

(X)

(X)

system connections

(./)

(./)

(./)

(X)

(./)

connection sharing

(./) [7]

(./)

unknown

unknown

(X)

multi user capable

(./) [8]

(./) [8]

(X)

(./)

(./) [9]

Connection Editor

(./)

(./)

(X)

?

(./)

Plugable/extensibility

(./) [N]

(./) [N]

(./) [N]

(./) [N]

(./) [N]

Overall robustness

Improving

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Upstream responsiveness

Good

Good

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

  • make a comparison table Connman 3G
    • to be filled out.

Notes

  • [1] -- Network Manager 0.7.x has limited support for 3G. Full support for Modem Manager is planned for the 0.8 release. A patched version of Network Manager 0.7.1 integrated with Modem Manager is available from the Modem Manager PPA ( https://launchpad.net/~modemmanager/+archive/ppa ) or PPA for Network-manager ( https://launchpad.net/~network-manager/+archive/ppa ).

  • [2] -- Connman 3G currently support Ericsson MBM modems only. A plugin model exists for supporting other devices. It's unclear at this point whether Connman will support Modem Manager or only support the new joint Intel/Nokia project called oFono ( http://ofono.org ). See moblin bug #401.

  • [3] -- VMC 2.0 supports a fixed set of 3G cards ( which can be extended via a plugin API ). Future versions of VMC should integrate with Network Manager ( via the Modem Manager DBUS API ).

  • [4] -- Modem Manager supports SMS via it's DBUS API, however this feature is not yet UI accessible.

  • [5] -- VPN is possible via the network-manager VPN plugin packages found in Universe.

  • [6] -- WiMax requires extra packages which are not bundled with core Connman.

  • [7] -- unreliable ( according to JackWasey; needs substantiation ).

  • [8] -- problems with user settings ( needs more details... ).

  • [9] -- user settings can be shared globally only ( ie. no private per-user settings )

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