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 > -- "Linux: the operating system with a CLUE... Command Line User Environment". (seen in a posting in comp.software.testing)
