[systemd-devel] Network Manager and systemd-networkd.service

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On 16.04.2014 08:39, Thomas Bächler wrote:
> Am 16.04.2014 06:10, schrieb Andy Johnson:
>> Hello, systemd-devel,
>>
>> I saw this in the manpage of systemd-networkd.service (in the systemd git tree)
>>
>> systemd-networkd.service, systemd-networkd — Network manager
>>
>> My question is: is systemd-networkd.service a replacement for the
>> Network Manager
> 
> No. networkd is aimed at configuration file based static network setups.
> It is supposed to be suitable for early boot (initrd) and for automatic
> network setup in containers and VMs. It is unlikely to ever include
> support for wifi.

Someone has already done that. :)
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1393759
http://dabase.com/blog/Good_riddance_netctl/

It's really just up to the user what to do with all these.

> 
> On a desktop or server with a single LAN connection, networkd may be a
> good choice. On a laptop that dynamically switches between LAN, Wifi,
> bluetooth-based tethering and networking via pidgeons, you want to use
> something like NetworkManager.
> 
> See Tom Gundersen's G+ posts on the topic, he explains the goal and
> design of networkd in great detail.

Give a man a fish, and you'll get a tourist! :)
https://coreos.com/blog/intro-to-systemd-networkd/


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