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networkmanager is a shocking mess, when you look at how simple this functionality is in the *BSDs.
by msbarnett 10y ago
networkmanager is a shocking mess, when you look at how simple this functionality is in the *BSDs.
- justinsaccount 10y agoby "this functionality" do you mean things like * connecting to different wireless networks that use wpa enterprise authentication (which I think some of the bsds only recently added support for) * bringing up usb networking interfaces via cell phone tethering on demand * managing multiple different vpn clients and profiles from a single interface Or do you mean things like * Bringing up a networking interface with a static ip address Because I use network manager for the former on laptops, and remove it on servers that only need the latter.
- msbarnett 10y agoThe former. As with many things, yes, it took OpenBSD and FreeBSD longer to get that functionality. The tradeoff is that they delivered a well thought out, consistent, and well-engineered solution, rather than a poorly thought out mess of CADT-driven bloat.