NetworkManager is an application tool to simplify the multi network model on a single or multiple interfaces.
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telling network manager to temporarily ignore a network device
I have a laptop with debian. Networking is configured with NetworkManager. Now occasionally I want to connect a device to its wired ethernet port and then bridge wireless to it. That all works in so ...
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Network connections don't work after a restart using NetworkManager
openSUSE 12.3 with Network Manager
NOTE: The same behaviour occurs for eth0, but it's primarily wlan0 I'm concerned with.
Whenever I restart or switch wifi networks, DNS resolution seems to be the ...
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Firefox unable to access domains defined in /etc/hosts if Network Manager is disconnected from a network
For developing web sites, I define test domains in /etc/hosts :
127.0.0.1 example.org
I can then access example.org in the browsers.
However I when the Network Manager is not connected to any ...
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Use of /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth* files
What's the use of /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth* files ? In some cases ifconfig lists the interface eth0 but I don't find the corresponding ifcfg-eth0 file whereas in other instances if I ...
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linux mint: waiting for network configuration
I went to another place and my network(either wired or wi-fi) starts not working... For now, I have a workaround solution that every time I logged in I have to run sudo service network-manager start ...
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Network Manager don't show me Wireless connection
I've just installed on my Debian Sid with XFCE4 network manager, but I have a problem, no wireless connection are shown. What Should I do?
I used to use wicd but I had problems to connect to free ...
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Can't connect to my wireless network though GNOME
I am a complete Linux beginner and I managed to install Archlinux today. But I have no access to my wifi for some reason.
I get internet access in my terminal with wifi-menu but gnome tells me that ...
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NetworkManager issues in Arch Linux
Have had WiFi working fine via wifi-menu on command line for a while, but would much prefer the gnome icon, so i switched to NetworkManager, and now nothing will connect.
I enabled my dhcp daemon in ...
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network manager in gnome 3.6.2 in Arch Linux
Every network manager I've tried is "incompatible with this version" in gnome's settings panel... I can still connect from command line fine, but that's just kind of a pain.
solutions I have tried:
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NetworkManager: disabled network when sending system to sleep
When I suspend my notebook, NetworkManager disables the wireless network (in nm-manager.c:do_sleep_wake).
However, I'd love to still use the network for a very short time (to unmount cifs mounts, ...
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Wireless problem with RTL8723 and Fedora 18: can't connect to a wpa2-secured network
I'm running Fedora 18 on a Toshiba laptop with the notorious RTL8723 wireless card. I've been able to compile the driver using lwfinger's instructions from this forum thread here
wget ...
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Does networkmanager supports LEAP/WPA2/AES?
I know I will have to connect through wireless that is using WPA2/LEAP/AES.
Will my networkmanager connect to this network?
UPDATE: then why can't I find "AES" or CCMP in my nm-applet on Ubuntu ...
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Fedora 18: Unable to connect to a WLAN network
I'm using Fedora 18 with the LXDE desktop.
I seem to be unable to connect to any WLAN network. The network manager applets seem to accept only WEP but no WPA encryption.
Am I missing something, or ...
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Definitive way to configure network devices in Centos 6.2
What is the definitive way to configure network devices in Centos 6.2? Via network manager or editing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts?
I have a notebook with 1 ethernet port and a usb ethernet adapter ...
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Setting NetworkManager policies?
I have a linux laptop with NetworkManager. It's supposed to manage my network connections. It has wired ethernet and wifi. I would like to to automatically turn on and connect the wifi interface when ...
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Networking looks OK, but does not work at all
I am trying to get networking to work on Sabayon X KDE Edition. I have configured wireless networking using the NetworkManager applet and networking looks OK.
However, I can't connect to the ...
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Wired connection from CLI with NetworkManager - “up” in elegant way
Sometimes I need to do some operational work in text mode
and I need to setup internet connection from command line (without any networkmanager applet).
(Please note: that when I run Window Manager, ...
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dhclient-exit-hooks was not executed with NetworkManager
I configured /etc/dhclient-exit-hooks, in the old days, when I do dhclient eth0 like stuff, that script got executed automatically.
Now I switched to NM, the script were never called! Althrough ps ...
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Why do I have to restart NetworkManager.service all the time?
After switching to systemd, I started to use NetworkManager.service, I got connected to WIFI automatically at boot, but I got the following message when I run nmcli con:
** (process:4433): WARNING ...
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Set network connection for internet access
I have two network adapters: one for my normal LAN and my tethered phone as I don't have regular internet access here yet. When both are plugged in, KDE/Network Manager prefers to route all internet ...
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NetworkManager tries to connect to previous network after suspend, even if the network isn't there
At home I am connected to network 'A' and can see WLANs 'B' and 'C' from my neighbours.
I suspend my computer and when I get to work the next day, the system still thinks it's connected to the same ...
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Setting mobile broadband connection in Fedora 17
I am using a Dell Precision M4500. I've realized that there is a SIM slot underneath the battery slot, I suppose it is for using mobile broadband access.
I am usually connecting to the internet ...
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Change default DNS on openvpn connect
I am using Network Manager on Ubuntu 12.10 to connect to an openvpn server. The connection works without problems. However, when I connect, I would like to change my default DNS server to a server ...
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Connect to a VPN from a Linux Virtual Machine
I am running an Ubuntu distro inside a VMWare virtual machine with a bridged connection on a Windows 7 host. What I am trying to do is to have the virtual machine connect to a VPN, but I'm not having ...
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Using startx on Fedora 17, a non-root user cannot join new wireless networks — how to fix?
I have Fedora 17 installed on a Lenovo X230, and if I leave it configured to boot into Gnome using systemd's runlevel5.target (or graphical.target), which is the default, networking seems to work just ...
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RHEL how to sync network settings between GUI and configuration files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/?
In RHEL, we can change network settings either using GUI or editing the configuration files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/.
I would like to know how the network settings (e.g. IP address, ...
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Can I configure specified PEAP in network-manager
Here's the wpa_supplicant.conf file:
ap_scan=1
network={
ssid="<SSID Name>"
proto=WPA2
key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
pairwise=CCMP
group=CCMP
eap=PEAP
phase1="peaplabel=0"
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Centos 6.3 force password prompt on clicking nm-applet tray icon?
I'm using Network Manager to connect to a secure wireless network on a publicly accessible kiosk machine.
The problem is, if the user manages to get to the desktop, the nm-applet is accessible by a ...
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Network icons showing not connected when my wired network cable shows that I am
One day the power just went off when was using my desktop computer running Ubuntu 11.04. When later the power came back, I couldn't access the internet.
When I open any browser, it tells me I have no ...
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make networkmanager not prompt for password after failed connection?
While it's only an intermittent annoyance, occasionally I'm on a flaky wifi network, and each time networkmanager reconnects, it asks for the wifi password. This wouldn't be a huge issue, but the ...
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Setting up ad-hoc in Debian with DHCP?
I made a quick search and found a doc that showed me a way to setup ad-hoc. Only problem is that I need this to work with my phone (WP7) and I'm not able to set a static IP on the phone so I need the ...
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What problem have I caused to eth1 by resetting my ubuntu machine?
I am using ubuntu 10.04 (Bio-linux 6.0). Last night I tried leaving my system in hibernate mode because there appears to be a bug in this version of ubuntu such that if I do a straight shut-down, the ...
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How to handle network interfaces on crunchbang linux desktop?
I have installed crunchbang statler which is based on debian squeeze.
By default there is network-manager-gnome 0.8.1 (/usr/bin/nm-applet I believe) running with an icon near the clock/tray area.
I ...
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Terminal commands equivalent to NetworkManager's “Use as Hotspot” option
I'm making a gui application which will control my laptop in order to make it act as a wifi hotspot. I may change distributions so I want to find a solution which will work generally for all ...
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How to use Public IP in case of Two ISP which difers from each other Pfsense [closed]
Please bare with my long explanation but this is important to explain the actual problem. Please also pardon my knowledge with PFsense as i am new to
this.
I have single PFSense box with 3 Ethernet ...
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Why do we need NetworkManager?
I really do not understand the point of NetworkManager in Linux. Why does it replace the old methods of managing connections in Red Hat, for example?
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CentOS network connection breaks every 5 min
I installed CentOS 6.2 about a month ago and it worked fine. Two days ago I saw that the internet connection is broken, so I reconfigured it. I was able to use it but after a few minutes it broke ...
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How to set dhclient options for Networkmanager
I'm trying to modify the domain search order that is obtained via DHCP a la dhclient.conf:
append domain-search "example.com";
I'm using Fedora 17 (beta) and it uses NetworkManager. It builds a ...
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How to get networkmanager to configure domain specific name servers with openresolv + dnsmasq
I often connect to multiple network simultaneously. Each of these networks provide nameserver configuration via dhcp. E.g. Network 1: (eth0):
domain company1.corp #
nameserver 192.168.0.253
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Ubuntu automatically connects to a wireless network when its already connected by eth0 to the same network
I use Ubuntu 11.04, and I work at an institution which has wired and wireless connectivity. My computer is set to automatically connect to the wireless network if it is available.
When I am plugged ...
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G3 Usb Modem Huawei E1550 did not work after unplug (NetworkManager)
I have the following problem:
When I boot with plugged in usb modem everything is fine.
If I unplug modem and plug it back it can not be used any more.
Some logs below.
1. Modem plugged on boot
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wired connection not working under Ubuntu 10.04
(using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a netbook prior to any updates) The wireless works fine, the wired connection has been tested using a Windows computer.
Choosing auto eth0 from the power manager fails.
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Configuring multiple static IP addresses for a disk image
Using Ubuntu 10.04
I'm using Clonezilla to create and install a customized image. I'd like to be able to set up multiple static IP addresses. For example, I'd like the first interface to have the IP ...
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Insufficient privileges in NetworkManager with xmonad
I have problem with Network Manager in xmonad. Let's say I want to connect to a new wireless network. When I try to do so, error is displayed, saying: "insufficient privileges". But when I try do do ...
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CentOS 5.5 network problem
I have been made to install CentOS-5.5 on my desktop. The network is not working.
These following are the outputs of various commands.
#ifconfig
lo link encap:local loopback
inet addr 127.0.0.1 mask ...
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Is there a tool to display WiFi information in console?
Can I view detected WiFi networks details (like signal strength, encryption etc.) in command line? The more detailed - the better.
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Sharing Mobile Internet To Others
Currently I am using a mobile internet connection using an USB cable. How do I share this connection with my peer who only has a wireless card on his macbook?
So far what I have tried: Internet ...
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Failed to get access to the Internet after disabling networkmanager on ArchLinux [closed]
How can I get access to the Internet after networkmanager is down? I disabled the networkmanager and uncommented the static IP settings I used to use and reboot, but I'm still unable to get access to ...
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Difficulty with mobile broadband device being recognized (registered as CD ROM)
I am running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a Samsung n150 netbook. I have bought a vodafone pay-as-you-go mobile broadband dongle. It is a Huawei device.
I have *usb_modeswitch* installed. I installed betavine ...
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nm-applet not showing until NetworkManager restart in GNOME 3
I have recently installed Arch Linux and GNOME 3 on my new laptop and have a problem whereby nm-applet is not showing in gnome-panel, unless I manually restart the NetworkManager daemon.
