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Provided Components:
* connman The core Connection Manager daemon (connmand) and plug-ins for Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, DHCP, DNS proxy, VPNs (Openconnect and OpenVPN) and PolicyKit.
* meego-panel-networks The MeeGo GTK+-based ConnMan user interface. You can get it here .
ConnMan uses modern infrastructure, like D-Bus, udev and netlink, to provide a native integration into the operating system. While netlink is used on the system level to communicate with networking devices, the whole separation, between system daemon and user interface, is done through D-Bus.
Required external components:
* wpa_supplicant (with D-Bus extensions) for WiFi access
* BlueZ for Bluetooth PAN support
* oFono for 3G data support
* PolicyKit for security policies (optional)
Install connman in ubuntu 10.10
indicator-network and connman are now included in Maverick Meerkat, so there is no need to install any PPAs.
1. Install indicator-network (which will also install connman):
sudo apt-get install indicator-network
2. Disable NetworkManager from starting during boot:
sudo mv /etc/init/network-manager.conf /etc/init/network-manager.conf-disabled
sudo mv /etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop.disabled
3. Reboot computer.
4. Use NetworkMenu by clicking network indicator icon.
Note :- note that network-manager is still installed, but not running. Also the nm-applet is removed from the panel.
Install connman in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Installation instructions for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, applies both to Desktop and UNE:
1. Install Indicator Network PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:indicator-network-developers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
2. Install indicator-network (which will also install connman):
sudo apt-get install indicator-network
3. Disable NetworkManager from starting during boot:
sudo mv /etc/init/network-manager.conf /etc/init/network-manager.conf-disabled
sudo mv /etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop.disabled
4. Reboot computer.
5. Use NetworkMenu by clicking network indicator icon.
Removing network-manager
If you are using lucid or maveric, want to continue using ConnMan and remove network-manager:
1. Remove network-manager
sudo apt-get remove network-manager-gnome network-manager
2. Also remove the files the we renamed above so that we don't leave them lingering for ever:
sudo rm /etc/init/network-manager.conf-disabled /etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop.disabled
With natty network-manager is automatically removed and there's no need to remove it manually.
Reverting back to network-manager
To revert back to network-manager and remove all connman related packages with lucid and maverick:
1. In case you renamed the autostart files, rename them back to enable network-manager-gnome to start automatically:
sudo mv /etc/init/network-manager.conf-disabled /etc/init/network-manager.conf
sudo mv /etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop.disabled /etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop
2. Remove all connman related packages:
sudo apt-get remove indicator-network connman
3. Reboot computer.
Using Connman
ConnMan can be used in two different ways, either with Network Menu found from the panel or via a command-line tool called cmcc , both are in indicator-network package.
Current usage options:
* Wired: plug in cable and network will be automatically enabled
* Wi-Fi: click indicator icon and choose network
* Wi-Fi security: a dialog asks passphrase from user during connection establishment
* Command-line tool cmcc for debugging and editing connections. For usage run:
cmcc help
3G modems
For 3G modems a separate package ofono is needed. Also it's a good idea to install use-modeswitch also.
1. Install ofono:
sudo apt-get install ofono
2. Install usb-modeswitch:
sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch
3. Plug in the modem and wait for the initialisation to finish
4. Check that cellular network is found:
cmcc list
5. Edit APN for the connection (usually it's "internet", but depends on the operator):
cmcc edit apn
6. Start connection normally using the NetworkMenu
Screenshot
Via Ubuntu wiki
hey, this configuration broked all my conections after i’ll try to get back in defaul network manager. i have serios problemes, and when i try to reverse back to network manager, it says:
mv: ne peut évaluer `/etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop.disabled’: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type
eng= there is not existance of this type of dossier.
i want my default network manager back….
I installed it and did it like it, too few options, doesn’t look like a mature applet. Went back to Network Manager without a problem.
cdma/evdo not supported… wew…