Re: NetworkManager and ModemManager

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Thu, 2013-12-05 at 22:59 +0000, Marc Murphy wrote:
> It must be as when I query the available Dbus interfaces I get;
> # dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus 
> org.freedesktop.DBus.ListNames
> method return sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> dest=:1.23 reply_serial=2
>    array [
>       string "org.freedesktop.DBus"
>       string ":1.23"
>       string ":1.0"
>       string ":1.1"
>       string "org.freedesktop.ModemManager1"
>       string "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"
>    ]
>
> Which version of NetworkManager do I need to switch to in order to get the ModemManager1 Dbus interface ?

NM 0.9.8 and later have support for ModemManager >= 1.0.

Dan

> Regards
> Marc
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: networkmanager-list [mailto:networkmanager-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Marc Murphy
> Sent: 05 December 2013 22:41
> To: 'networkmanager-list gnome org'
> Subject: RE: NetworkManager and ModemManager
>
> I am just having a thought, is it because ModemManager uses a ModemManager1 dbus path and 
> network-manager-0.9.2.0 doesn't support it ?
>
> Regards
> Marc
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Murphy 
> Sent: 05 December 2013 22:28
> To: 'networkmanager-list gnome org'
> Subject: NetworkManager and ModemManager
>
> Hello,
> I am trying to get NetworkManager and ModemManager to work together on an embedded system.  There is no GUI 
> so I have to use the config files to set everything up.
>
> Should network-manager-0.9.2.0 and modem-manager-0.7.990 work together using the dbus interface ?
>
> I just cant seem to make them talk to each other !
>
> NetworkManager can see my eth0 device;
> # nmcli d
> DEVICE     TYPE              STATE
> eth0       802-3-ethernet    unmanaged
>
> I have forced it to be unmamaged at the moment as I am running NFS and it will cause the boot connection to 
> be lost and hang the system.
>
> ModemManager can see the modem;
> # mmcli -m 0
>
> /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0 (device id '61d98ebe0deeb14a83d951229303f0e8a245cd35')
>   -------------------------
>   Hardware |   manufacturer: 'huawei'
>            |          model: 'EM820W'
>            |       revision: '11.809.05.80.00'
>            |   capabilities: 'gsm-umts'
>            |        current: 'gsm-umts'
>            |   equipment id: '354283040XXXXXX'
>   -------------------------
>   System   |         device: '/sys/devices/platform/usbhs_omap/ehci-omap.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1'
>            |        drivers: 'option1'
>            |         plugin: 'Huawei'
>            |   primary port: 'ttyUSB3'
>   -------------------------
>   Numbers  |           own : '+447539XXXXXX'
>   -------------------------
>   Status   |           lock: 'none'
>            | unlock retries: 'sim-pin (3), sim-pin2 (3), sim-puk (10), sim-puk2 (10)'
>            |          state: 'registered'
>            |    access tech: 'umts'
>            | signal quality: '12' (recent)
>   -------------------------
>   Modes    |      supported: '2g, 3g'
>            |        allowed: '2g, 3g'
>            |      preferred: '3g'
>   -------------------------
>   Bands    |      supported: 'unknown'
>            |        current: 'unknown'
>   -------------------------
>   3GPP     |           imei: '35428304XXXXXXX'
>            |  enabled locks: 'none'
>            |    operator id: '23433'
>            |  operator name: 'Orange'
>            |   registration: 'home'
>   -------------------------
>   SIM      |           path: '/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SIM/0'
>
>
> Should the two just talk to each other ? or do I need to set something up ?
>
> I would like to make NetworkManager automatically connect the modem and get an IP address so I can use the 
> connection.
>
> Can anyone help me over this stumbling block please ?
>
> Thanks
> Marc
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