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By providing a database of preconfigured mobile broadband providers, supporting more hardware and permit to scan GSM networks, NetworkManager makes the use of mobile broadband much easier. Your broadband provider will be automatically recognized by NetworkManager and it will make it easy to just plug it your USB device and get you online within minutes. | By providing a database of preconfigured mobile broadband providers, supporting more hardware and permit to scan GSM networks, NetworkManager makes the use of mobile broadband much easier. Your broadband provider will be automatically recognized by NetworkManager and it will make it easy to just plug it your USB device and get you online within minutes. | ||
=== Enhanced IPV6 Support in NetworkManager === | |||
For non GUI users, and those that use ifcfg files directly, NetworkMangaer should bring up the interface with IPv6 connectivity correctly at boot. No modification of the ifcfg files should be necessary. | |||
For GUI users, a new IPv6 tab will appear in the connection editor which will allow for control if the IPv6 settings similar to control of IPv4 settings already. After selecting the configuration method ("auto" is the default, which will honor router-advertisements and attempt to retrieve DNS information with DHCPv6 information-only mode) and entering any additional settings they may wish to use, then saving the connection, activating that connection should configure the interface fully with IPv6 as requested by the user. | |||
=== NetworkManager System Connections === | |||
NetworkManager has been able to read information about system-wide network connections from /etc/sysconfig for a while. This feature is about enabling full read-write support for system connections. The ability to create or modify new system connections will be controlled by PolicyKit policies. | |||
Initially, only wired/wireless connections will be supported. Later on, vpn connections will follow. | |||
For connections that require secrets, those will be stored in .keys files in /etc/sysconfig. | |||
Revision as of 18:12, 5 September 2009
Networking
NetworkManager with system wide connections and enhanced support for Mobile Broadband
NetworkManager can now create and edit system-wide network connections in /etc/sysconfig. NetworkManager has been able to read information about system-wide network connections from /etc/sysconfig for a while. Now we have enabled full read-write support for system connections. The ability to create or modify new system connections will be controlled by PolicyKit policies. Initially, only wired/wireless connections will be supported. Later on, vpn connections will follow. For connections that require secrets, those will be stored in .keys files in /etc/sysconfig.
By providing a database of preconfigured mobile broadband providers, supporting more hardware and permit to scan GSM networks, NetworkManager makes the use of mobile broadband much easier. Your broadband provider will be automatically recognized by NetworkManager and it will make it easy to just plug it your USB device and get you online within minutes.
Enhanced IPV6 Support in NetworkManager
For non GUI users, and those that use ifcfg files directly, NetworkMangaer should bring up the interface with IPv6 connectivity correctly at boot. No modification of the ifcfg files should be necessary.
For GUI users, a new IPv6 tab will appear in the connection editor which will allow for control if the IPv6 settings similar to control of IPv4 settings already. After selecting the configuration method ("auto" is the default, which will honor router-advertisements and attempt to retrieve DNS information with DHCPv6 information-only mode) and entering any additional settings they may wish to use, then saving the connection, activating that connection should configure the interface fully with IPv6 as requested by the user.
NetworkManager System Connections
NetworkManager has been able to read information about system-wide network connections from /etc/sysconfig for a while. This feature is about enabling full read-write support for system connections. The ability to create or modify new system connections will be controlled by PolicyKit policies.
Initially, only wired/wireless connections will be supported. Later on, vpn connections will follow.
For connections that require secrets, those will be stored in .keys files in /etc/sysconfig.
Bluetooth Service On Demand
In order to support bluetooth devices, bluetooth background service was started by default in previous versions of Fedora. In this release, bluetooth service is started on demand when needed and automatically stops 30 seconds after last device use instead reducing initial startup time and resources.