Network Magic

Status

• Created: Date(2005-04-23T05:54:25Z) by MattZimmermanBR

• Priority: HighPriorityBR

• People: ThomMayLead, LaMontJonesSecondBR

• Contributors: MattZimmermanBR

• Interested: ScottJamesRemnant, AndresSalomonBR

• Status: BrainDump, BreezyGoal, UduBof, DistroSpecificationBR

• Branch: BR

• Malone Bug: BR

• Packages: BR

• Depends: BR

• UduSessions: 1, 4, 8, etc BR

Introduction

Manage network interfaces and connectivity more intelligently

Rationale

Scope and Use Cases

• Suppress boot-time attempts to activate network interfaces which can be determined to be down at the link layer
• Suppress boot-time attempts to start services or perform actions that depend on a working network connection, delay until we have one or when we switch them
• Provide a simple desktop interface for selecting the desired network interface and wireless network
• Automatic selection of interface based on known information (cable connected, wifi kill switch, preference)

• WirelessNetworkManagement

• Provide a network interface for configuring all available networks and network devices.

Implementation Plan

Data Preservation and Migration

Packages Affected

User Interface Requirements

Outstanding Issues

UDU BOF Agenda

• NetworkManager

  • Integration of online status with applications
• netapplet
• resolvconf
• dnsmasq
• ZeroConf/HOWL?
• wifid, ifd

• DialUp configuration (Modem, PPPoe ...)

UDU Pre-Work

Suggestions

• When switching networks some configs change too:
  • Unified proxy management

  • Unified SMTP management (evolution, MTA:s, SSMTP etc)