Network Manager in Feisty Re: [HanoiLUG] Next Linux install-party ?

[David Tremblay]

Network manager in Edgy was doing that, the difference is now you can
use it to configure a static IP as well, and it is installed as default
in feisty

an yes it does change network to take the best one (wire first)

Tuan Nguyen a écrit :
> I'm reading an article about Feisty here ->
> http://onlyubuntu.blogspot.com/2007/03/ubuntu-704-feisty-fawn-beta-preview.html.
> 
> The author mentions that "New in Feisty is Network Manager, a simple
> way to find and connect to wireless and wired networks.New Zeroconf
> support makes it easy to network desktop computers without needing
> servers to assign IP addresses or names."
> I wonder whether the new Network Manager can switch between wireless &
> wired networks automatically like the way Windows does, i.e:
> -- if both wireless & wired network are available, the wired network
> will be used (it's supposed to be more reliable than the wireless one,
> so this behavior is reasonable, right ?)
> -- if the connection to one of the networks (the one being used)is
> lost, the OS will automatically switch to the other.
> 
> Can the new Network Manager in Feisty can do the tasks mentioned above ?
> 
> --Tuan.
> On 4/1/07, Le Xuan Thao <thaolx at gmail.com> wrote:
>> anyone familiar with gentoo here?
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 07:43:49AM +0700, Vu Do Quynh wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Ubuntu 7.04 is due by April 19th, 2007. So, what about organizing a
>> Linux
>> > install-party ?
>> >
>> > For installing/upgrading Ubuntu, of course, but for other Linux
>> distros as well.
>> >
>> > Any volunteers for their preferred Linux distros ? please step forward.
>> >
>> > And when would we do it ? Suggestions ?
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Vu Do Quynh
>> > Agence universitaire de la Francophonie - Bureau Asie Pacifique
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>> -- 
>>   16. Bốn bên kín cổng cao thành
>>       Sông không có nước, cá giành vào ra
>>       Voi đi đến đó chẳng qua
>>       Hai bên văn võ nghĩa mà làm sao
>>       —» Là gì?
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