Re: Initial version of a SuSE backend

[Kay Sievers <kay sievers vrfy org>]

On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 10:29:12PM -0400, Dan Williams wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, Kay Sievers wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > here is a first rough cut on a SuSE backend for NetworkManager. I got it
> > running and it can successfully change over from wired to wireless. :)
> > It's only a one night hack, so don't expect too much.
> 
> Great!  Will apply shortly.
> 
> > (The currently SuSE shipped D-BUS, can't authorize the on_console user.
> > So if anyone wants to try this, the policy-file needs to be to adapted.
> > We will add the missing stuff to D-BUS soon.)
> > 
> > Btw: NM seems to read the config files for static setups, but static
> > configurations are not supported until now, or do I miss something?
> 
> Correct, static configs have been supported for a while, but of course depend on 
> reading the system's config files since NM doesn't have a configuration applet 
> (which arguably it should not).  Therefore, the user uses the normal system 
> tools to configure static IP addresses, and NetworkManager picks those settings 
> up from the config files.  Backends should implement this functionality if they 
> wish to support static IP.

It does not work here and I can't see how:
  NMDevice *dev->use_dhcp
can ever be FALSE in src/NetworkManagerDevice.c.

Attached patch makes it following the parsed system config.

Thanks,
Kay