Different Keyring (Name)

2010-11-30 Thread Yclept Nemo
By storing passphrases and secrets in the "default" keyring, networkmanager makes it harder to separate keyrings by functionality: GPG,SSH,NM... For example, I consider network passphrases trivial enough to be unlocked on startup by the master gnome-keyring password, but not GPG or SSH keys. So my

Re: gui design of nm-applet

2010-03-31 Thread Yclept Nemo
Obviously, I hadn't finished: > VPN connections >  . I have yet to create VPNs through network manager, but once > created I assume they would be given a a title-area on the same logical level as the "Wired" and "Wireless" network areas. This is why I recommend the full horizontal rule be saved un

Re: gui design of nm-applet

2010-03-31 Thread Yclept Nemo
>> But most of them do have a more or less technical background. The users I am >> thinking about are really native end users. Ubuntu has very many users and it's polished easy-to-use interface does not target technical proficiency. The problem is contacting the users - perhaps a survey concerning

Re: dispatcher conditions

2010-03-15 Thread Yclept Nemo
Resending this message, forgot to cc the networkmanager mailing-list. Stupid gmail (or me). In any case, is this thread worth filing an RFE on bugzilla ? On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 2:25 AM, Dan Williams wrote: > On Sun, 2010-02-28 at 16:45 -0500, Yclept Nemo wrote: >> Quick question

dispatcher conditions

2010-02-28 Thread Yclept Nemo
Quick question, can the dispatcher scripts in "/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/*" be run when: down) only when no more public interfaces remain up) only when the first public interface is brought up I say "public" because iirc via consolekit some network connections can be exclusive to starting

NetworkManager ignores virtual tap0 device

2009-09-09 Thread Yclept Nemo
The tap0 device is created by openvpn but not pushed any network details - openvpn expects a dhcp client to lease an IP. When NetworkManager sees the device: Sep 9 11:41:09 cinnabar nm-system-settings: Added default wired connection 'Auto tap0' for /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_de_c1_d5_98_e6_