Re: Well it is a what?

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Karl Larsen wrote:
> 
>    I was curious to know what NetworkManager really is. So went hunting
> and found:

Do you have a question or are you simply thinking out loud?

> 
> 
> NM-TOOL(1)                                                         
> NM-TOOL(1)
> 
> nm-tool - utility to report NetworkManager state
> 
> SYNOPSIS
>       nm-tool
> 
> DESCRIPTION
>       The  nm-tool utility provides information about NetworkManager,
> device,
>       and wireless networks.
> 
> SEE ALSO
>       NetworkManager(1), NetworkManagerDispatcher(1)
> 
>                     So then the real one:
> 
> NETWORKMANAGER(1)                                           
> NETWORKMANAGER(1)
> 
> NAME
>       NetworkManager - network management daemon
> 
> SYNOPSIS
>       NetworkManager [--no-daemon] [--enable-test-devices]
> 
> DESCRIPTION
>       The NetworkManager daemon attempts to keep an active network
> connection
>       available at all times.  The point of NetworkManager is  to  make 
> net-
>       working  configuration and setup as painless and automatic as
> possible.
>       If using DHCP, NetworkManager is intended to  replace  default 
> routes,
>       obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server, and change nameservers
> whenever
>       it sees fit, with the aim of making networking Just Work.
> 
> OPTIONS
>       The following options are supported:
> 
>       --no-daemon
>              Do not daemonize.  This is useful for debugging.
> 
>       --enable-test-devices
> :
> 
> This is NetManagerDispacher
> 
> NETWORKMANAGERDISPATCHER(1)                       
> NETWORKMANAGERDISPATCHER(1)
> 
> NAME
>       NetworkManagerDispatcher  -  daemon  that  runs commands in
> response to
>       off/online
> 
> SYNOPSIS
>       NetworkManagerDispatcher [--no-daemon]
> 
> DESCRIPTION
>       The NetworkManagerDispatcher daemon runs commands in the 
> /etc/Network-
>       Manager/dispatcher.d  directory in response to interfaces coming
> up and
>       down.  The scripts are run alphabetically.  The first parameter
> is  the
>       network interface name.  The second parameter is up if the
> interface is
>       now up and down if the interface is now down.
> 
> OPTIONS
>       The following options are supported:
> 
>       --no-daemon
>              Do not daemonize.  This is useful for debugging.
> FILES
>       /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d
> 
> SEE ALSO
>       NetworkManager(1), nm-tool(1)
> 
>                                                  
> NETWORKMANAGERDISPATCHER(1)
> (END)
> 
> 
>    So NetManager is a demon and runs in the kernel and tries to keep the
> Internet coming always and works outside the normal old methods.
> 
>    Now the NetManagerDispatcher is another mouth-full that is also a
> demon and you can read what it is doing by monitoring messages in the
> /etc/NetworkManager/dispature.d/ directory. I jus looked and My F7 has
> the NetworkManager/ but no dispature.d directory. Could be you need to
> run the demons awhile to get it.
> 
>    In summary all this is now terminal activity so I think all this
> stuff is VERY Beta!
> 
> Karl
> 


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