[Techtalk] alternatives to Network Manager

[mgmonza at sdf.lonestar.org]

On Mon, 27 May 2013, Alison Chaiken wrote:

> On Ubuntu, I've had better luck with Intel's connman recently that 
Network
> Manager, particularly on embedded hardware or non-Gnome installs.    If you
> install connman, either the /usr/share or /usr/lib directories has a subdir
> called "tests" that contains CLI scripts that will bring the HW up and
> down, config the interfaces, handle authentication simply, and provide
> (yay!) useful diagnostics.   connman works both with Intel and TI WLAN
> drivers as well as wireline ethernet and Bluetooth on hosts with x86 and
> ARM architecture.   (Probably works well elsewhere: I haven't tried it.)
> Give it a try if you're having problems with NM.    connman should be
> packaged for all the major distros.

Will this work alongside NM?  If so, it sounds like a solution as well, 
since if it doesn't do quite what I need, I'd be no worse off than before. 
Plus my network cards are Intel, so that should help.

If my outdatd Ubuntu proves to be the first and worst hurdle, I've got it 
bookmarked for future installs.

MG