gpk-update-viewer vs. yum

[Bruno Wolff III]

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 14:35:48 -0700,
  Rick Stevens <ricks at nerd.com> wrote:
> 
> The problem is if you have to authenticate using a network-based
> mechanism (e.g. NIS/NIS+ or LDAP), then you have to use the classic
> networking stuff since NM doesn't fire until you're logged in AND are
> using a GUI.
> 
> Perhaps it'd be better if classic networking and NM would write a temp
> file somewhere indicating that SOME network device is alive and all 
> tools could look at it.

I would think looking at the routing tables for a default route my be
a better way to tell that general networking is expected to work.