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0.7.0[edit]

We should mention about the beta 0.7.0 version available: Here some screenshots: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5311045#post5311045 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.32.43.119 (talk) 12:16, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rewrite[edit]

I have just rewritten this article, based on the original article and newer sources. I've tried to be more NPOV and more encyclopedic in tone than the old write-up (eg, "awesome power", etc). Also, a good portion of original content was scraped off of an old version of the NetworkManager homepage, which is now referenced. Please bring up any issues. -Sphivo 11:28, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Add a picture?[edit]

I think it would be good to add a picture, maybe showing the network menu, and the create new network window?Stale Fries 05:39, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Perfect thought, a picture is available at http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/images/wireless-at-tealuxe.png Matthew/ThijsN 19:06, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done ThijsN 19:27, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

PPP[edit]

Can one use NetworkManager to configure and use PPP (and then disable DHCP or change it to use for WIFI - and so share the PPP connection using WiFi-). --Nopetro (talk) 13:26, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Still not under FreeBSD?[edit]

Is there still no NetworkManager under FreeBSD? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.225.34.210 (talk) 03:05, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

kde 4 module[edit]

On my *ntoo box the kde 4 module currently appears to be a part of solid and no longer has source code manage dir indicated in the article -- JamesB192 (Saturday November 14, 2009 @ ~11:38PM PST) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.60.80.18 (talk) 07:38, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For unix-like systems?[edit]

Is there a port for other systems than linux? Any references for that?--95.91.62.194 (talk) 07:46, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No there aren't. The NetworkManager is a Linux-only component for the Linux kernel.--Darktrym (talk) 05:02, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it is a component of Linux (the kernel). Low power (talk) 06:09, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

netifd link[edit]

nm-tool?[edit]

I believe that nm-tool is also a tool provided by the same team that develops NetworkManager What about it?

Lack of information[edit]

There is no information, neither in the website , nor in the man pages as to what does the percentage shown on (mouse over) the nm-applet means

The netifd link seems to be stale. Cmcqueen1975 (talk) 02:29, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Configuration settings based on assumption[edit]

Is it true, that NetworkManager uses some pre-defined values in case the user does not provide them? E.g. by far the most common private IP address is in the 192.168.1.1~255 range. In case the usage of DHCP is not set and an IP address is also not given, does NetworkManager simply set an 192.-address of its own?

Besides providing a nice interface for programmers to write a GUI for NetworkManager, and besides being a daemon, I don't see the point of NetworkManager. User:ScotXW^t@lk 11:26, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Differences to other solution?[edit]

While the article includes a lot of basic information which IMHO would better fit into a Linux tutorial (e.g. Configuration of network interfaces without NetworkManager, intro to PID1-programs, drivers in the kernel, how devices work, references to bootp, etc.) it does not tell what networkmanager *actually* does. What are the pros & cons compared to other solutions?

"Some voices say, … NetworkManager is yet another pointless wrapper around already existing functionality". But what exactly does it NM do? Which functionality is included? Which functionality is duplicated?

Adoption: Which distributions are using NM? I have the impression adoption is increasing, thus the critic "yet another pointless wrapper" seems to be inappropriate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.104.168.48 (talk) 12:27, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Authors should either explain or link to explanations[edit]

This article assumes significant prior knowledge. There are terms which are neither explained or linked to articles explaining or defining them: "PID-1", "User space". Also there are grammatically meaningless sentences: "The configuration utility to configure the hardware, and programs like the web browser/SSH/NTP-client/etc. to send and receive network packets." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.71.25.218 (talk) 12:01, 16 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Stable release section on Infobox error[edit]

Stable release 1.32.12[1] / 22 September 2021; 22 September 2021; Error: first parameter cannot be parsed as a date or time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by XP 2600 (talk • contribs) 07:11, 26 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]