I'd like to know exactly how to start/stop retart etc the network configuration.
But first it seems one must determine what is actually running them. in /var/log/boot I see: grep -i NetworkManger /var/log/boot Mon Feb 13 13:27:14 2012: Starting network connection manager: NetworkManager. OK, I found the thing running with: # ps wwaux|grep NetworkManager (wrapped for mail) ,---- | root 1251 0.0 0.2 26320 4868 ? Ssl Feb13 0:01 | /usr/sbin/NetworkManager | | root 29922 0.0 0.0 2532 1164 ? S | 11:10 0:00 /sbin/dhclient -d -4 -sf | /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action -pf | /var/run/dhclient-eth1.pid -lf | /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-d742aae7-0056-4428-acab-e14977d7aed8-eth1.lease | -cf /var/run/nm-dhclient-eth1.conf eth1 | `---- Then followed with an attempt to find out what package[s] was involved. First running `apt-get check' to make sure my database was up to par, then: apt-cache search nm-dhcp-client.action <no output> So I tried a few more in /usr/lib/NetworkManager: ls /usr/lib/NetworkManager/ ifblacklist_migrate.sh nm-openvpn-service libnm-settings-plugin-ifupdown.so nm-openvpn-service-openvpn-helper nm-avahi-autoipd.action nm-pptp-service nm-crash-logger nm-vpnc-service nm-dhcp-client.action nm-vpnc-service-vpnc-helper nm-dispatcher.action Tried several, but none gave any output to apt-cache search. Even apt-cache search /sbin/dhclient gave no output. How can I have all these tools on my machine and apt doesn't know about them? How can I find which package is doing such an important job as starting the network. And how can I bring that function directly under my control only? When I click the `network' icons in kde menus, I get this worthless little weak interface that offers access to only incidental things, not the main work of starting/stopping and actually allows no way whatsoever to access even those. It offers 3 tabs, hostname, dns, hosts and has an unlock button. When I push the unlock button I get this absolutely useless dialog that offers a place for passwd (greyed out) and a drop down list to select user. Obviously the idea is to select a user and then the password field will light up. Dropping the list down I see all users except my user and root. What could be more useless? I don't get it, am I likely to find another icon that offers me a chance to transplants mammary glands into a bore hog? Honestly it is confusing... surely there is some straight forward way by now on this modern of a version of debian to simply work with the tools that control networking... Command line is my preferred idiom, but anything would be a good start. There must be a quick and easy way to start stop cleanly without major study and scrutinizing of vast man pages or such. Can anyone provide a simple step by step procedure? Another distro I've used worked with a simple /etc/init.d/net.eth[0-9] start/stop/status And a brief and easily understood configuration in /etc/conf.d/net. Do we have anything similar? A basic underlying control mechanism that supersedes any add-on gui bunkem? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87bop06ku3....@newsguy.com
