system-config-network as non-root

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Sat, 7 Apr 2007, Tim wrote:

> On Fri, 2007-04-06 at 22:11 +0200, François Patte wrote:
>> I'd like to know if there is a way to allow non root user to use
>> "system-config-network". On a laptop it is quite boring to always
>> become root if you want to use lan interface, wifi interface or ppp
>> interface....
>
> Don't know about with wireless, but there are various GUIs for letting
> users bring some interfaces up and down, as well as command line tools.
> In Gnome, you can edit the main menus, and find "network device control"
> in the system tools section.  There's also a modem lights panel applet
> that lets you bring ppp up and down from the taskbar.

system-control-network is a GNOME gui that allows a user to bring a 
network device up or down (if USRCTL=yes), but it does not allow 
configuring.  It is accessible from the Network Monitor applet in GNOME. 
I believe it is the "netowrk device control" menu entry Tim mentions.

NetworkManager allows users to connect to any wired network that supplies 
a DCHP address or any wireless network that the user can access that 
supplies a DHCP address.  I believe that dialups can be configured as 
well, but I've never done it.


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 		Matthew Saltzman

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