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setting up network manager in fluxbox

I'm running Slackware 13.1 with fluxbox as my wm. I want to set up network-manager along with the pptp plugin. So far I've installed the NetworkManager and the network-manager-pptp plugin along with all the dependencies specified in the slackbuild packages which I downloaded from slackbuilds.org.

I could use some help configuring the network-manager so that I can launch it as a regular user rather than as root and I want it to come up in the fluxbox toolbar if possible.

Anyone's advice on how to do it would be much appreciated.

Alexander Kapshuk.

I don't know anything about network-manager, but I am sure someone who does will come along shortly.

Have you considered using wicd? It is a simple connection manager that is included in Slackware's /extra directory. I've used its graphical interface along with fluxbox in the past. It can run in the background with an icon in your taskbar. I would, personally, suggest it over network-manager as it is much easier to get running.

As far as running programs automatically when starting fluxbox, check in your $HOME/.fluxbox/startup config file. Look at the comments for directions. It's very simple, just add the commands to that file. Some programs will need an "&" symbol after them.

Give network-manager-applet a shot.
http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13...anager-applet/

Has some dependencies though (also SBo)
ORBit2
GConf
libtasn1
libgnome-keyring
gnome-keyring

Quote:

Originally Posted by disturbed1 (Post 4368353)

Give network-manager-applet a shot.
http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13...anager-applet/

Has some dependencies though (also SBo)
ORBit2
GConf
libtasn1
libgnome-keyring
gnome-keyring

Hi,
Thanks a lot for getting back to me. I have all but one of the dependent packages installed. perhaps I overlooked libgnome-keyring being a dependency when reading the README files for all the other dependencies.

I did add nm-applet & to my $HOME/.fluxbox/startup file. Here's what I get when I run nm-applet in my terminal:

Code:

bash-4.1$ nm-applet

** Message: applet now removed from the notification area



** (nm-applet:1888): WARNING **: get_all_cb: couldn't retrieve system settings properties: (2) The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerSystemSettings was not provided by any .service files.

** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area

** Message: applet now removed from the notification area



** (nm-applet:1888): WARNING **: fetch_connections_done: error fetching system connections: (2) The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerSystemSettings was not provided by any .service files.

How would I go about fixing that please?

Quote:

Originally Posted by kgs (Post 4367981)

thanks a lot for your reply.
i did look into using wicd, but it doesn't seem to support VPN at the moment, which is strongly desired.

Add the following to your /etc/rc.d/rc.local:

Code:

if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager ]; then

  /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager start

fi

And put this in your ~/.fluxbox/startup BEFORE the "exec fluxbox" line:

Code:

if [ -z "$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS" ]; then

  eval `dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session`

fi

nm-applet --sm-disable &

Quote:

Originally Posted by piratesmack (Post 4369733)

Add the following to your /etc/rc.d/rc.local:

Code:

if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager ]; then

  /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager start

fi

And put this in your ~/.fluxbox/startup BEFORE the "exec fluxbox" line:

Code:

if [ -z "$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS" ]; then

  eval `dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session`

  export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS

fi

nm-applet --sm-disable &

thanks a lot! that did the trick.
was i supposed to do anything to /etc/dbus-1/system.d/NetworkManager.conf and/or /etc/dbus-1/system.d/nm-applet.conf

Below is what I put into my /etc/dbus-1/system.d/NetworkManager.conf as it wasn't there in the first place, possibly because i added myself to the netdev group after installing the NetworkManager along with its dependent packages. I just copied it over from my /etc/dbus-1/system.d/NetworkManager.conf on Debian.

Code:

<policy group="netdev">

        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/>



        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"

            send_interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable"/>



        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"

            send_interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties"/>



        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"

            send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/>



        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"

            send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.AccessPoint"/>



        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"

            send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Connection.Active"/>



        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"

            send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.Cdma"/>



        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"

            send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.Wired"/>



        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"

            send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.Gsm"/>



        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"

            send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.Serial"/>



        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"

            send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.Wireless"/>



        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"

            send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device"/>



        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"

            send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.DHCP4Config"/>



        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"

            send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.IP4Config"/>



        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"

            send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.VPN.Connection"/>

Please let me know if I was supposed to do that or not.

Quote:

Originally Posted by alkap (Post 4370070)

was i supposed to do anything to /etc/dbus-1/system.d/NetworkManager.conf and/or /etc/dbus-1/system.d/nm-applet.conf

I don't think so, at least I didn't have to.

Quote:

Originally Posted by piratesmack (Post 4370331)

I don't think so, at least I didn't have to.

understood. thanks.

another quick question if i may...
i want to set up pptp vpn. i've installed the network-manager-pptp plugin as well as the pptp package. after entering all the details into the vpn setup wizzard thing and clicking on the vpn connection i've set up i get a vpn failed message saying no user settings service available.
does that mean i haven't got something set up that has to be set up for vpn to work properly?

Sorry, I have no idea.
Hopefully someone else does.

Quote:

Originally Posted by piratesmack (Post 4370380)

Sorry, I have no idea.
Hopefully someone else does.

that's ok. thanks a lot for your help anyway!