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)
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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
