Re: Discussion: Network Status and Profiles

[Thomas Cataldo <tom aliacom fr>]

On Tue, 2003-02-04 at 15:24, Frank Belew wrote:
> Summary:  Dynamic network settings needed to enhance mobile user
> experience. 
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> Background: More and more people are roaming on networks, whether simply
> a laptop from home<->work, or even going down to the local internet
> enabled cafe. GNOME needs a simple user oriented method of changing
> network settings. Examples:
> 
> * User takes laptop home, and needs to disable the proxy from work
> 
> * User has dialup access, but hangs up, doesn't want apps to incessantly
> try and reconnect
> 
> * User goes on a business trip, and needs specialized settings for
> conference.
> 
> * User goes to friends house with wavelan, and wants all his network
> apps to reconnect. (irc, IM, imap, etc)
> 
> 
> As all of us can see, this is becoming a problem. 
> I'd like to have a preliminary discussion on the feasibility of this
> setup before creating a proper GEP.
> 
> Issues to consider: 
> 
> * OS integration for local settings, such as resolver, and hosts.
> 
> * Proxy configuration profiles
> 
> * Online/Offline/Profile Changed signals of some kind for apps
> 
> * Add your own issue I didn't think of
> 
> Let the Discussion begin!

apt-get install laptop-net.

This project is designing for automatic network "profiles" switching.

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