Chapter 2. Managing Network Connections with NetworkManager
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Chapter 2. Managing Network Connections with NetworkManager

Contents

2.1. NetworkManager and SCPM
2.2. NetworkManager and Security
2.3. Controlling NetworkManager
2.4. Common Tasks

If you want to enable or disable NetworkManager during the installation, click Enable NetworkManager or Disable NetworkManager in Network Mode of the Network Configuration screen. To enable or disable NetworkManager on an already installed system, follow these steps:

  1. Open YaST.

  2. Choose Network Devices+Network Card.

  3. On the first screen, set the Network Setup Method option to User Controlled with NetworkManager to use NetworkManager. To disable NetworkManager, set the Network Setup Method option to Traditional Method with ifup.

After choosing the method, you can set up your network card using either automatic configuration via DHCP or a static IP address. If you want to use a dial-up connection, configure your modem in Network Devices+Modem. To configure an internal or USB ISDN modem, select Network Devices+ISDN. To configure an internal or USB DSL modem, select Network Devices+DSL.

Configure supported wireless cards directly in NetworkManager.

2.1. NetworkManager and SCPM

NetworkManager cannot work together with System Configuration Profile Management (SCPM) if SCPM also manages the network configuration. If you want to use SCPM and NetworkManager at the same time, you must disable the network resource in the SCPM configuration. To disable the network resource in all your SCPM profiles, proceed as follows:

  1. Open YaST.

  2. Choose System+Profile Manager.

  3. In the group list, select network and click Delete.

  4. Click OK.

  5. Click OK again.

  6. To finish the configuration, click Close.

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