F17-how configure system-wide mobile broadband internet connection

[fred smith]

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.

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