F17-how configure system-wide mobile broadband internet connection

[Franta Hanzlik]

> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:43:45PM +0200, Franta Hanzlik wrote:
>> NetworkManager is able connect to internet over USB Huawei modem, but it
>> seems only from user session. How configure this connection as
>> system-wide, started when system comes up?
>> It seems as in Fedora's system-config-network isn't possible configure
>> this kind of connection (s-c-n not recognize modem, although
>> udev/usb-modeswitch prepare it and relevant /dev/ttyUSBx exist).
>>
>> TIA, Fr. Hanzlik
>
> In the NM applet, "edit" the connection configuration, put a checkmark in
> the
> checkbox "Available to all users". That should do it.
>

No, this probably isn't it. After reboot PC, mobile broadband connection
is down and I must manually pick up it. And I want establist and drop
connection from console too. And this should act as system service - even
programs (e.g. launched by cron or some system events) should establish
connection, even at time when no user is logged in. Some as construct
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 (and perhaps some other
structures for pppd/?) and then use ifup and ifdown scripts. Or, when
NetworkManager is needed for this (I would rather avoid to him), then
activate/deactivate connection over some its control utility (perhaps over
D-BUS).