On Sat, 2008-04-26 at 09:49 +0100, Luke Sheldrick wrote: > Hi all, > > Have just updated via yum update my fc8 laptop using the testing repos. It's > updated my network manager, I believe it will be the same as the new fc9?
Not quite; what's in updates-testing usually lags somewhat behind rawhide. I usually try to build the latest NM snapshot into Koji for F8 at least once a week though, just to keep F8 up to date with the latest progress. > Anyways it has detected my inbuilt 3g modem in my Dell D420, and amazingly > just connected... without the need to enter the APN or anything else? I don't believe you need the APN except in certain circumstances like roaming or other less-common configurations. We've got somebody working on a mobile wizard that should be able to select the right APN for you though if you need it. > Was just wondering if it should show the network name, i.e. T-Mobile? and is > there a way to get it to show the signal strength? Yeah, both of these would be nice things to have. Unfortunately, some of that is blocked on the card vendors themselves becoming a bit more open. Most cards do not allow you to retrieve information about the connection while you're connected, unless you use a proprietary protocol that you must license from the vendor. We're trying to pry some bits of those open, but it may take a while. There are a couple avenues though. Dan _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list NetworkManager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list