Finding neighbours on my LAN

[Suvayu Ali]

Hi Matthew,

On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 11:15:40AM +0000, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> On Sun, 2014-01-19 at 00:32 +0100, Suvayu Ali wrote: 
> > 
> > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 09:12:14PM +0000, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> > > 
> > > I think that's actually no longer a serious issue, as NetworkManager now
> > > supports profiles.  In the Network settings app, you can select settings
> > > for each WiFi access point and you can create profiles for the wired
> > > interface as well.  Profiles can be associated with IPV4 and IPV6
> > > settings (including whether you DHCP or assign a permanent IP), security
> > > settings, and firewall zones, so you can have a permissive firewall at
> > > home, open ports for needed services at work, and have a tightly closed
> > > firewall for public access points.
> > 
> > I had forgotten about this possibility.  This works nicely for wireless
> > using SSIDs, is it possible to do this for wired connections?  After all
> > they do not have something similar to SSID to serve as identifier.
> 
> Open the Network Settings app, select the Wired connection, and click
> Add Profile.  The Identity setting allows you to give the profile a
> custom name and select a Firewall Zone (among other settings).  The IPv4
> and IPv6 settings let you select DHCP or Manual, select a DNS server and
> set routes.
> 
> Firewall zones can be customized in the Firewall Settings app.
> 
> I haven't actually used hardwired profiles, so I'm not sure how you
> select the active one for a connection.  That may be a manual process.

I found the bits.  Also I think you are right, I have to choose the
profile manually for wired connections.  That will do for now,
thanks :).

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Suvayu

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