Hi, On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 5:23 PM Lubomir Rintel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ahoj, > > On Tue, 2019-02-12 at 11:49 +0100, Belisko Marek via networkmanager- > list wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I posted yesterday question to ModemManger mailing list about implementing > > automatic APN selection (based on mobile broadband database) and it was > > pointed [0] out that this feature should be added to NM. My case is that > > embedded device using GSM modem should connect to internet automatically > > (without user intervention only by plugging SIM card). Isomebody working on > > such solution already? It is right approach? Thanks for replies. > > > > 0 - > > https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/modemmanager-devel/2019-February/006996.html > > I've given this a stab in lr/gsm-default-apn branch. Please take a > look: > > https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/merge_requests/98 > > Connecting the modem is not entirely automatic; you still need to > connect a device ("nmcli d connect ttyUSB666"). > > For the device to connect automatically new_default_connection() would > need to be implemented for NMDeviceModem. That would probably involve > factoring out the logic from src/devices/nm-device-ethernet.c's > new_default_connection(). > > Elsewhere in the thread Aleksander argued that it would be somewhat > risky, but it has been also argued that phones tend to do that and the > world hasn't imploded yet. I tend to think it is in fact a good policy > for most installations and distributors or users who would object this > could do so by dropping a snippet with no-auto-default= setting into > conf.d/.
As a side comment, if automatic connection is ever implemented, it should probably consider whether the modem is roaming or not, to avoid excessive charges. > > > For now the biggest shortcoming of the branch is that the code is > probably not very beautiful and could use some review or polishing. If > you'd like to pick it up and maybe add the autoconnect functionality, > you're welcome to do so. Feedback is also welcome. > > Cheers > Lubo Cheers, Alfonso > > > BR, > > > > marek > > _______________________________________________ > > networkmanager-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > > _______________________________________________ > networkmanager-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list _______________________________________________ networkmanager-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
