$ urpmq -i knetworkmanager Name : knetworkmanager Version : 0.9 Release : 1.20110516.1.mga1 Group : Graphical desktop/KDE Size : 66576 Architecture: i586 Source RPM : knetworkmanager-0.9-1.20110516.1.mga1.src.rpm URL : https://projects.kde.org/projects/extragear/base/networkmanagement Summary : KDE NetworkManager Description : KNetworkManager is a system tray applet for controlling network connections on systems that use the NetworkManager daemon.
Networkmanager is not used by default in Mageia but you can install it without causing problems. It will not try to take control of the network interfaces without being told to.
To enable it you can either tick the box to allow networkmanager to use the interface in MCC or as I found more reliable..
- # service network stop
- # cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
- # mv ifcfg-* ..
- # service networkmanager start
When you've done that it's best to log out and log back in. Knetworkmanager is for KDE so use that desktop.
You should add the Network Management plasma applet to the desktop. If you logged out and back in it should display good information, otherwise it will appear as a red cross saying no No Network Interfaces.
There are various settings to test through the applet such as wireless, wired and if you can find a free OpenVPN provider you can also test the VPN functionality.
Due to licensing restrictions with PPTP the PPTP VPN will fail with an error concerning pppd.
Networkmanager is very verbose in /var/log/syslog so check for any errors or warnings whilst using it.
To return your network to normal:
- # service networkmanager stop
- # cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
- # mv ../ifcfg-* .
- # service network start
Everything should be returned to normal. You can then remove knetworkmanager and networkmanager if desired and remove the plasma applet.