[Networkmanager] Multiple connections for the same device

[Greg Oliver]

On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 6:51 AM Fabio Porcedda <fabio.porcedda at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> Il giorno sab 8 lug 2023 alle ore 10:59 Frédéric Martinsons <
> frederic.martinsons at gmail.com> ha scritto:
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>> s/limbmm/libmm
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>> Le sam. 8 juil. 2023, 10:58, Frédéric Martinsons <
>> frederic.martinsons at gmail.com> a écrit :
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>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have a similar use case, to have multiple GSM configuration for a
>>> device, I disabled autoconnect on Networkmanager and I have a dedicated
>>> service (which is built around libnm et limbmm) to be able to
>>> actovate/deactivate/monitor these multiple connection.
>>>
>>> I don't think it is possible in NM to have multiple active connection on
>>> the same device.
>>>
>>
> I think the same, so in order to have it I would like to change the source
> code, I appreciate any suggestion about the parts to change.
> I'm searching for the code where the old connection is disconnected when a
> new one is made for the same device.
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>> Le sam. 8 juil. 2023, 10:31, Fabio Porcedda <fabio.porcedda at gmail.com> a
>>> écrit :
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>>>> Il giorno ven 7 lug 2023 alle ore 16:19 Andrei Borzenkov <
>>>> arvidjaar at gmail.com> ha scritto:
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>>>>> On Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 5:10 PM Fabio Porcedda <
>>>>> fabio.porcedda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Hi all,
>>>>> > I would like to implement multiple connections for the same device,
>>>>> My idea is to avoid disconnecting a connection even if a new connection is
>>>>> requested for the same device. Does anyone have some suggestions about the
>>>>> file or function to change?
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>> I am not sure I understand what device you mean. Do you mean ethernet
>>>>> interface? Do you want to apply multiple connection profiles to the
>>>>> same ethernet interface concurrently?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I mean gsm type device. I would like to activate multiple connection
>>>> profiles for the same gsm device at the same time.
>>>> Sometimes it is useful to have multiple active apn for the same
>>>> broadband device enabled at the same time because each apn can have
>>>> different capabilities.
>>>>
>>>
Good luck - the "modems" do not have the capability to connect to more than
a single APN simultaneously with a multi-APN device (shich I know of none).
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