Re: NetworkManager and RunLevel 3

[Patryk Zawadzki <patrys pld-linux org>]

On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Geoffrey Leach <geoff hughes net> wrote:
> Every so often on the Fedora list, there's a question about running
> NetworkManager on Fedora 10 at RunLevel 3, that is where there's no X
> windows or desktop running. It's generally acknowledged that at
> RunLevel 5 NetworkManager runs like a champ. Furthermore,
> it seems that
> the problem is mostly (always?) where the system relies on a wireless
> connection to a router. So, with all of that in mind, I thought I'd ask
> here and will re-post a summary of replies on the Fedora list.

While I'm not a Fedora user, NM should work just fine from any level.
There are two prerequisites however:

1) You need to make sure all the required services are up (hal, dbus)

2) You need some sort of connection provided by:

2.1) An NM client

2.2) A system connection

While 2.1 is currently not possible without using X (there are only 2
clients, one for GNOME and one for KDE) nothing should prevent you
from using a system-level connection. The method of configuring it
depends on loaded plugins (either keyfile config or distro-specific
/etc/ files for interfaces).

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Patryk Zawadzki