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network-manager package

  1. Bug #270918
  2. Comment #18

Comment 18 for bug 270918

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote : Re: [Bug 270918] Re: network manager should read default profile from 3G USB Stick

On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 04:47:50PM -0000, Brot wrote:
> I tried the new version and it works with one manually change.
> After the first connection I get an ip-address and the dns-servers, but a ping doesn't work.
> I have to "Allow application access to keyring" and then the connection works.
>
> To get to the dialog in the attachment I have to do the following steps:
> 1) "Edit Connections..." opens the Network Connections Settings
> 2) Move to the "Mobile Broadband"-Tab
> 3) Edit "Auto GSM network connection"
> Then the dialog appears and I can "Always Allow" the access
>
> Is this because on my usb-stick the pin-code isn't disabled?

No, NetworkManager needs to access your secret (e.g. pin-code), which
isnt stored by NetworkManager itself, but in the gnome-keyring (which
has extra security measures). Applications that want to get those keys
need to ask the user to do that.

 - Alexander