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Idea
#526: Connect to multiple networks simultaniously
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Written by sci-fi guy the 29 Feb 08 at 02:34.
Category: Internet & Networking.
Related to:
Network Manager.
Status: New
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Description
Nm-applet really should be able to handle being connected to an Ethernet and a Wi-Fi network at the same time. The lack of this ability is just shameful.
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njustn wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 02:53
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You have hit directly on my one biggest gripe with NetworkManager, it's really quite disturbing and very, VERY frustrating when something is going wrong or you're testing the wireless, and it removes your wired connection for the duration wether you want it to or not.
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korin43 wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 04:58
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Adding to this, you should build in some form of network teaming that is easy to set up (as in, pick two networks, click "team networks" and it works). Even if it's something simple like giving every other request to a different network.
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sci-fi guy wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 06:02
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Reply to korin43:
Something like if you have two internet connections, they will share the load?
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kyrandesa wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 12:33
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and allow easy internet-connection sharing with that! E.g. you get your internet by ethernet and hand it on to a friend by wireless
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bigdufstuff wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 14:10
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NetworkManager 0.7 will have this feature.
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ethana2 wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 07:03
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Then I eagerly await NetworkManager 0.7..
...then I have my connection to my windows VM, which needs to be routed to the internet transparently..
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Eldmannen wrote on the 7 Mar 08 at 01:16
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Yeah, and connect to two Ethernet connections for multi-homed connections.
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tonnzor wrote on the 26 Mar 08 at 06:23
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I think NetworkManager should create a separate icon for each connection, so you can change all of them separately.
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elloco wrote on the 3 Apr 08 at 14:57
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additionally, it should be possible to connect to more than 1 VPN.
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korin43 wrote on the 9 Jun 08 at 20:43
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Scifi guy:
Connection teaming does exactly what you were saying (takes too connections and tries to split the load). It's actually apparently not very easy to do well, but something as simple as what I was suggesting (each request goes to a different connection) can make a difference.
I think eldamannen is talking about something similar.
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