SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

Connectivity Guide

AuthorsJakub Friedl, Klara Cihlarova, Rebecca Walter
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Contents

Introduction
1. Feedback
2. Documentation Updates
3. Additional Documentation
4. Documentation Conventions
1. Differences between ifup and NetworkManager
2. Managing Network Connections with NetworkManager
2.1. NetworkManager and SCPM
2.2. NetworkManager and Security
2.3. Controlling NetworkManager
2.4. Common Tasks
3. Managing Network Connections Traditionally
3.1. ifplug or hotplug Daemon
3.2. SCPM
3.3. KInternet—Tool for User Controlled Devices
4. Troubleshooting
4.1. NetworkManager
4.2. KInternet
5. Technology behind NetworkManager
5.1. D-BUS
5.2. Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)
5.3. For More Information

List of Figures

2.1. Available Networks in the KNetworkManager Applet
2.2. Available Networks in GNOME NetworkManager Applet
2.3. Access Point Configuration
3.1. Network Devices YaST Module