Re: [rfc] modems, isdn, and other relics of the stone age.

[Brian Morrison <bdm fenrir org uk>]

On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 09:33:02 +0100 in 42E5F53E 5070808 mesias co uk Cam
<camilo mesias co uk> wrote:

> Derek Atkins wrote:
> > I'd very much like to use
> > NM to control my PPP-over-PCS configuration.  Right now I have to
> > manually ifup/ifdown the interface; it would be nice if it were tied
> > into NM so I could ifup/ifdown from NM instead of manually.
> 
> I'd like to add my 2p worth. Getting a connection going through a 
> cellphone using bluetooth or IrDA, GPRS and the service provider as
> ISP  is not rocket science. But without a GUI of some kind this is
> beyond  many users ability.
> 
> Using wireless is good if you are near a hotspot. Here in the UK there
> are perhaps four or five places I can think of that I visit regularly 
> that support wifi, but pretty much _everywhere_ else I can get GPRS.
> So  for a typical wireless user I would have thought dialup and ppp
> support  would be an excellent addition to NM.

Worth remembering the cost aspect (not many unlimited usage tariffs in
the UK for these sorts of connection) so there needs to be a way to
ensure that a given connection can be marked as expensive.

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Brian Morrison

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