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From: Heiko Baums <lists@××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] what to use for a pppoe client?
Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2015 19:40:39
Message-Id: 55203E2E.2030300@baums-on-web.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] what to use for a pppoe client? by Heiko Baums
1 Am 04.04.2015 um 21:27 schrieb Heiko Baums:
2 > You can also use net-misc/networkmanager. If you're using a desktop
3 > environment then you can also install gnome-extra/nm-applet for GTK
4 > based desktops or a similar package for KDE. This way you always see the
5 > connection status in the systray. And it's easier to configure.
6 >
7 > With networkmanager you can also easily choose and switch between
8 > different connection types like Ethernet, WLAN, DSL, Mobile Broadband,
9 > VPN etc.
10
11 I should add that networkmanager automatically reconnects if the
12 internet connection got lost for some reason. If it's not possible it
13 permanently tries until it's possible again.