On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 01:17:54PM -0700, Chris Maresca wrote: > Actually, it's because NetworkManager communicates network state with > apps using D-bus, which is Gnome facility for state passing between GUI > apps. The side effect of this is that it behaves like a Windows app, > and basically blocks anything not under it's control. So, if you have > it running, every D-bus aware app will think the machine is offline even > if you are using pppd/Barry (and not offline). HOWEVER, NetworkManager > does have a facility to control 3G/EVDO cards/modems, so it would be > nice if it could recognize Barry. This is esp. true because > NetworkManager makes the WiFi configuration/encryption pain basically go > away.
Well, I took a quick look at NetworkManager, and for something that is seemingly so critical to proper system operation, I was surprised to find the documentation so.... light. It was basically a lot of hand-waving about ease of use and automation. :-) Unfortunately, I don't have more time to study this today, but it appears that the issues regarding PPP in general, or even PPPoE, might have some bearing on how Barry works with the modem. There were Ubuntu bug reports on these things, so maybe that's a useful avenue to pursue. I found it interesting that some people added (on Debian/Ubuntu based systems) their ppp scripts to /etc/network/interfaces. Reference: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/157993 It seems like adding the following lines to /etc/network/interfaces might help NetworkManager get un-confused, but I have no time to test it today. iface barry-sprint inet ppp provider barry-sprint - Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Barry-devel mailing list Barry-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/barry-devel
