F17-how configure system-wide mobile broadband internet connection

fred smith fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us
Fri Sep 28 16:52:43 UTC 2012


On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 03:29:10PM +0200, Franta Hanzlik wrote:
> > 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).

maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but... doing what I suggested will
cause the network connection to be brought up at boot, which is, I
thought, what you wanted.

Fred

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