by "this functionality" do you mean things like * connecting to different wireless networks that use wpa enterprise authentication (which I think some of the b

by "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.