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| author | Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org> | 2009-07-16 05:20:25 +0200 |
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| committer | Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org> | 2009-07-16 05:20:25 +0200 |
| commit | ba1cd9db276400ec693e196978df01c465b068a2 (patch) | |
| tree | eda99330d06e12b84dca2542703162e6aa713ad3 /doc/overview-api.txt | |
| parent | adb8eee7823b86222ca0b7532ab08e860cee95d2 (diff) | |
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Update documentation about Ethernet devices with no carrier
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diff --git a/doc/overview-api.txt b/doc/overview-api.txt index cfc27719..1f8ed2ba 100644 --- a/doc/overview-api.txt +++ b/doc/overview-api.txt @@ -203,14 +203,8 @@ Service tweaks ============== The interfaces of Connection Manager will always export all services that are -currently known. This includes Ethernet devices with no cable plugged into -them. This is of course suboptimal since the user doesn't need to be bothered -with a device that he/she can actually physically see. - -So in this case the user interface can choose to just not show Ethernet -devices with a favorite=no setting. This is an advanced tweak that is up -to the user interface. However it is highly recommended to not show Ethernet -device until Connection Manager marks them as favorite. +currently known. The Ethernet devices with no cable plugged are actually not +included in this list. They will only show up once a carrier is detected. The service interface is not meant for basic device configuration task. So switching a device on and off (via RFKILL for example) should be done via |