Am 04.04.2015 um 21:27 schrieb Heiko Baums: > You can also use net-misc/networkmanager. If you're using a desktop > environment then you can also install gnome-extra/nm-applet for GTK > based desktops or a similar package for KDE. This way you always see the > connection status in the systray. And it's easier to configure. > > With networkmanager you can also easily choose and switch between > different connection types like Ethernet, WLAN, DSL, Mobile Broadband, > VPN etc.
I should add that networkmanager automatically reconnects if the internet connection got lost for some reason. If it's not possible it permanently tries until it's possible again.
