network manager

[Matthew Kuiken]

G Rajesh wrote:
> Hello,
> I use ADSL broadband connection. I have successfully configured it with
> pppoeconf and use it with commands 'pon dsl-provider' and 'poff'.
> Recently I found that NM can be used for the purpose. Since NM has a
> GUI, it will be easy to enable/disable connections.
> But, in ubuntnu (in fc5, it works), NM applet does not display that
> connection at all, it shows only my LAN ethernet card. Is there any way
> I can have a GUI for this broadband?
> Thanks in advance.
> Rajesh
>
>
>   
Rajesh,

This is from a little over a week ago, so I hope you found the answer by 
now. In case you have not, network manager will not manage any interface 
that is defined in the /etc/network/interfaces file, unless it is 
defined as inet dhcp. If you comment the ADSL connection out of that 
file, network manager should be able to manage that connection.

I personally have not used it with anything other than wireless and 
wired connections, so I am curious if this will work without further 
configuration. Please let us know if this works for you.

-Matt