v0.21, User visible changes
- Added screenshots.html.
- Output in a tabular form (like Tambet's nmcli); --terse/-t to disable.
- Added --wireless-enabled/--we.
- Added --con-info.
- For unimplemented device types, return "unknown", crash not (Kevin Fenzi).
- Ignore AlreadyAsleepOrAwake error (-o).
- Flags with zero value now output its name (NONE) instead of nothing.
- Major rewrite:
- Created a library wrapping the NM DBus API.
- Created a generic library wrapping python-dbus.
(both libraries are still quite messy) - Dropped support for NM 0.6.
(the last trace is in the 'breakup' branch) - Connection setting:
--activate-connection for system settings or another applet
--connect for exporting a transient connection - knetworkmanager (KDE3) config reading dropped
- Added a (basic) testsuite.
- Switched to distutils.
Trying to use the 0.21 in gentoo I have this error trying to connect to a wpa AP :
ReplyDeleteTraceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/cnetworkmanager", line 294, in module
c = settings.WpaPsk(ssid, "", options.wpa_psk_hex)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/networkmanager/applet/settings.py", line 130, in __init__
self["802-11-wireless"]["security"] = "802-11-wireless-security"
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/networkmanager/applet/settings.py", line 15, in __getitem__
return self.conmap.__getitem__(key)
TypeError: string indices must be integers, not str
I tried guessing the error and made the modification below, it corrects it but it doesn't connect.
Guillaume.
--- /root/cnetworkmanager/networkmanager/applet/settings.py 2009-08-12 22:10:45.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/networkmanager/applet/settings.py 2009-08-12 21:23:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@
def __init__(self, ssid, key, hashed_key=""):
"One of key, hashed_key must be present"
- super(WiFi, self).__init__(ssid)
+ super(WpaPsk, self).__init__(ssid)
self["802-11-wireless"]["security"] = "802-11-wireless-security"
self["802-11-wireless-security"] = {}
self["802-11-wireless-security"]["group"] = ["tkip", "cselfp"]
Hi there. Great software. Was wondering if you could advise me how I would use cnetworkmanager to restart a 3G/HSDPA adapter.
ReplyDeleteThe adapter is assigned ppp0
It has a profile already created to do the dialling and such. It's also set to automatically dial up.
I just wondered if there is an easy to way to achieve this?
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ReplyDeleteTo setup a 3G connection (it works great for me)
ReplyDeletecnetwrokmanager --activate-connection user,Simyo,ttyACM0,
1st param=user
2nd param=name of the connection in NetworkManager
3rd param=device
I have a small bug report. When I do a "cnetworkmanager -u", get this:
ReplyDeleteTraceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/cnetworkmanager", line 240, in <module>
list_connections(USER_SERVICE)
File "/usr/bin/cnetworkmanager", line 236, in list_connections
t.row(active, cs["connection"]["id"], cs["connection"]["type"])
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/networkmanager/util.py", line 125, in row
self.rows.append(map(str,args))
UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\xe9' in position 8: ordinal not in range(128)
I suspected it was a SSID named "Café du monde En vrac" (note the accent on Café), and I was right. I deleted it with nm-connection-editor, and the output was alright.
btw, "module" is between "<" and ">". Blogger thinks it's a html tag, so I tried the </gt + semicolon tag, but apparently it won't work either.
ReplyDeleteMokawi, thanks for the report, I have fixed it in a67ed11b (a release should follow soon).
ReplyDeletegbin's issue is already fixed in 0.21.1 (and tracked as Gentoo bug 281099.
"cnetworkmanager -C" won't find my knetworkmanagerrc.
ReplyDeleteI could correct the path in the code to ./kde4/config/share/networkmanagementrc but this did not help:
"quentin@linux-d6um:~> cnetworkmanager -C
cnetworkmanager 0.8 - Command Line Interface for NetworkManager
Usage: cnetworkmanager [options]
cnetworkmanager: error: -C option requires an argument"
You should implement the recognition of the new knetworkmanagementrc path.
Great software. thanks
ReplyDeleteHi there
ReplyDeleteMan, this is really a great piece of software. The only thing I am missing is an easy way to change the default route from one interface to another. For example from the eth0 to the wlan0 interface. This is the only thing I am missing and unfortunately I am not skilled enough to write a patch of my own. Therefore I wanted to know whether an implementation might be possible
Thanks
Benedikt
Just started using it but very new to linux and python so please excuse what might be a dumb question. There was a query earlier about starting a 3G/HSDPA adapter and a follow-up comment giving a solution of cnetworkmanager --activate-connection user,Simyo,ttyACM0,
ReplyDeleteA couple of questions.
1) I couldn't find any documentation where the --activate-connection featured. Is there a doc that contains all the commands
2) What is user in this command. My device is wlan0 in network manager and is device ttyhs0 but I receive an error of "Invalid bus name"
3) Is there a deactivate command
My device is ttyhs0 and wlan0 in network manager
hey martin, thanks for a great piece of software!
ReplyDeletei have to +1 peter's request for more info about --activate-connection. it's the main reason i looked for something like cnetworkmanager in the first place, but i haven't gotten it to work yet.
if i try to use it with a user connection, i get:
purgatory:~> cnetworkmanager --activate-connection=user,0,wlan0,01:23:45:67:89:AB
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/cnetworkmanager", line 319, in
conn = get_connection(svc, conpath)
File "/usr/local/bin/cnetworkmanager", line 211, in get_connection
applet = NetworkManagerSettings(get_service_name(svc))
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/networkmanager/applet/__init__.py", line 37, in __init__
super(NetworkManagerSettings, self).__init__(dbus.SystemBus(), service, self.OPATH, default_interface = self.IFACE)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/dbusclient/__init__.py", line 40, in __init__
super(DBusMio, self).__init__(conn, bus_name, object_path, introspect, follow_name_owner_changes, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/proxies.py", line 241, in __init__
self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name)
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/bus.py", line 183, in activate_name_owner
self.start_service_by_name(bus_name)
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/bus.py", line 281, in start_service_by_name
'su', (bus_name, flags)))
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/dbus/connection.py", line 620, in call_blocking
message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings was not provided by any .service files
purgatory:~>
if i try with system, i get:
purgatory:~> cnetworkmanager --activate-connection=system,0,wlan0,01:23:45:67:89:AB
Connection '0' not found
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/cnetworkmanager", line 320, in
hint = get_connection_devtype(conn)
File "/usr/local/bin/cnetworkmanager", line 220, in get_connection_devtype
cs = conn.GetSettings()
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'GetSettings'
purgatory:~>
i get the same errors regardless of the values i pass for ID, DEV, and APMAC, in all three versions: 0.21.1, repo.or.cz head, and github head.
it looks like the last cnetworkmanager change was over 8 months ago. is it still under development?
Can cnetworkmanager be used to disconnect a connection.
ReplyDeleteI plan to disconnect my internet connection at a particular time. Then connect it after half an hour. Check every half an hour if the connection is up upto say 8 in the morning. If it is down reconnect it. Then finally disconnect it at 8.
for the record, martin announced last year that he's stopped development on cnetworkmanager in favor of Jirka Klimes's nmcli.
ReplyDelete