Network settings in Desktop & Server version

[Oliver Grawert]

hi,
On Sa, 2009-06-20 at 20:24 +0800, Roy M. wrote:
> I mainly use server version before, and I config network via
> 
> /etc/network/interface, everything fine.
> 
> 
> 
> Now I am using desktop version, I found there are nothing (e.g. eth0)
> in /etc/network/interface
> 
network manager is deeply integrated with the system, it asks udev and
the kernel (through sysfs) about existing interfaces and configures them
accordingly (configuration is handled through gconf and secured in gpg
signed keyrings where appropriate). 

since NM is optimized for use with the desktop and requires a user
session to run it is not really suitable for servers.

which is why you see this discrepancy (the ancient way of using a text
configuration file on servers vs the fully desktop integrated way of
handling all kinds of connections (ppp, wlan, wired, G3 etc) through one
deeply integrated desktop app)

ciao
	oli
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 197 bytes
Desc: This is a digitally signed message part
URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/attachments/20090621/7588e940/attachment.sig>