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This is the weekly report for NetworkManager Plug-in. |
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I'm glad to see that many people are interested in this project. Hope |
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the progress could make you more pleased :-) |
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Since I started coding even before the acceptance of my proposal, the |
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plug-in is almost implemented. It could already be used out of box right |
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now. Welcome you to join and test. The following is some details. |
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#Project Information |
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Home page: http://gitorious.org/gentoo-networkmanager-plugin |
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Wiki page: http://gitorious.org/gentoo-networkmanager-plugin/pages/Home |
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Robert helped me push the plug-in to his layman, it's very easy for you |
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to join and test now. Use "layman -a dagger" and you will see |
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networkmanager-0.8-r100 |
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Although the plug-in could be used out of box, you may find some further |
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configuration helpful: |
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http://gitorious.org/gentoo-networkmanager-plugin/pages/Configuration |
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I've created an sample configuration. It doesn't include everything but |
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just an example of further configuration. |
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http://gitorious.org/gentoo-networkmanager-plugin/pages/Sample |
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# Features Implemented |
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## Wired Network and Wireless Network |
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1. DHCP network configuration |
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2. Static network configuration |
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3. DNS servers configuration |
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4. DNS search configuration |
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5. Routes configuration |
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6. Wireless adhoc network |
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## Wireless Network Security (both in /etc/conf.d/net and |
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wpa_supplicant.conf) |
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1. LEAP |
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2. WEP |
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3. WPA/WPA2 Personal |
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4. WPA/WPA2 Enterprise (TTLS and PEAP have been tested) |
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## PPPoE Network |
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## IPv4 and IPv6 Configuration |
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## Monitoring |
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Changes made to /etc/conf.d/net, /etc/conf.d/hostname, |
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/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf will be monitored and reported |
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to NetworkManager. That means your changes to configuration file will |
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immediately change your network settings without restarting anything! :–) |
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To sum up, all the required features mentioned in my proposal have been |
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implemented. Besides that, You will also find some new features that |
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makes this plug-in easier to use and control. |
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# Known Issues |
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The WPA-EAP methods - LEAP and TLS haven't been fully tested. |
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Wireless adhoc network hasn't been fully tested. |
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# Future Plan |
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Since the plug-in has almost been finished, I'll consider supporting the |
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writing option which is the optional feature mentioned in my proposal. |
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Before that, testing of current features is more important in my opinion. |
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Cheers, |
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Mu Qiao |
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