%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ NetworkManager-&NetworkManager-version; NetworkManager Introduction to NetworkManager NetworkManager is a set of co-operative tools that make networking simple and straightforward. Whether WiFi, wired, 3G, or Bluetooth, NetworkManager allows you to quickly move from one network to another: Once a network has been configured and joined once, it can be detected and re-joined automatically the next time it's available. &lfs75_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &NetworkManager-md5sum; Download size: &NetworkManager-size; Estimated disk space required: &NetworkManager-buildsize; Estimated build time: &NetworkManager-time; NetworkManager Dependencies Required , , , and (for GUdev) Recommended , or (client only), , , , , , and Optional , ModemManager, , and (built with D-Bus support) User Notes: Installation of NetworkManager If and are installed, you need to choose Qt4 with source setqt4, before starting. Install NetworkManager by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --sysconfdir=/etc \ --localstatedir=/var \ --disable-ppp && make An already active graphical session with bus address is necessary to run the tests. To test the results, issue: make check. Now, as the root user: make install Command Explanations : This parameter disables optional PPP support in NetworkManager. : Use this switch if you have installed and wish to build the API manuals. : Use this switch if you don't have Iptables installed. : This option creates a NetworkManager directory in /usr/lib for the package's private programs, instead of using /usr/libexec in accordance with the old version of the FHS used before LFS-7.5. Configuring NetworkManager Config Files /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf Configuration Information For NetworkManager to work, at least minimal configuration file must be present. Such file is not installed with make install. Issue following command as the root user to create minimal NetworkManager.conf file: cat >> /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf << "EOF" [main] plugins=keyfile EOF See man 5 NetworkManager.conf for any additional options. Boot Script To automatically start the NetworkManager daemon when the system is rebooted, install the /etc/rc.d/init.d/networkmanager bootscript from the package. NetworkManager make install-networkmanager Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories nmcli, nm-online, nm-tool, and NetworkManager libnm-glib.so, libnm-glib-vpn.so, and libnm-util.so /etc/NetworkManager, /usr/include/libnm-glib, /usr/include/NetworkManager, /usr/lib/NetworkManager, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libnm-glib, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libnm-util, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/NetworkManager, /var/lib/NetworkManager, and /var/run/NetworkManager Short Descriptions nmcli is a command-line tool for controlling NetworkManager and getting its status. nmcli nm-online is a utility to find out whether you are online. nm-online nm-tool is used to provide information about NetworkManager, device, and wireless networks. nm-tool NetworkManager is the network management daemon. NetworkManager libnm-glib.so contains functions used by NetworkManager. libnm-glib.so libnm-glib-vpn.so contains functions used by NetworkManager VPN plugins. libnm-glib-vpn.so libnm-util.so contains functions used by NetworkManager utils. libnm-util.so