Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by DanWilliams: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Networking ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ === NetworkManager === - '''Network``Manager''' now has support for DHCP hostname, NIS, ISDN, WPA, WPA supplicant (`wpa_supplicant`), and WPA-Enteprise. It has a new wireless security layer. The VPN and dial up support has been enhanced. Applications such as '''Evolution''' now integrate with '''Network``Manager''' to provide dynamic networking capabilities. '''Network``Manager''' is disabled by default in Fedora as it is not yet suitable for certain configurations, such as system-wide static IPs, bonding devices, and . + '''Network``Manager''' now has support for DHCP hostname, NIS, ISDN, WPA, WPA supplicant (`wpa_supplicant`), and WPA-Enteprise. It has a new wireless security layer. The VPN and dial up support has been enhanced. Applications such as '''Evolution''' now integrate with '''Network``Manager''' to provide dynamic networking capabilities. '''Network``Manager''' is disabled by default in Fedora as it is not yet suitable for certain configurations, such as system-wide static IPs, bonding devices, or starting a wireless network connection before login. To enable NetworkManager from the desktop: - - open the Services application (System menu->Administration->Services) + 1. open the Services application (System menu->Administration->Services) - - From the Edit Runlevel menu, choose "Runlevel All" + 2. From the Edit Runlevel menu, choose "Runlevel All" + 3. Ensure that the 3 boxes next to the 'dhcdbd' item in left-hand list are checked + 4. Select 'dhcdbd' in the list, and click the "Start" button + 5. Ensure that the 3 boxes next to the 'named' item in left-hand list are checked + 6. Select 'named' in the list, and click the "Start" button - - Ensure that the 3 boxes next to the 'NetworkManager' item in left-hand list are checked + 7. Ensure that the 3 boxes next to the 'NetworkManager' item in left-hand list are checked - - Ensure that the 3 boxes next to the 'dhcdbd' item in left-hand list are checked - - Ensure that the 3 boxes next to the 'named' item in left-hand list are checked + 8. Select 'NetworkManager' in the list, and click the "Start" button + + To enable NetworkManager from the command line or terminal: + 1. sudo /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 dhcdbd on + 2. sudo /sbin/service dhcdbd start + 3. sudo /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 named on + 4. sudo /sbin/service named start + 5. sudo /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 NetworkManager on + 6. sudo /sbin/service NetworkManager start For a list of hardware that NetworkManager supports, see the [http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManagerHardware NetworkManager Hardware] page.
