Bug#525744: O: laptop-net -- Automatically adapt laptop Ethernet
Package: wnpp
Severity: normal
I am orphaning the laptop-net package. I no longer use this package
and no longer have the time nor inclination to give it the care it
needs. Before adopting the package, be aware that NetworkManager does
some but not all of the same things, and it might make sense to subsume
laptop-net functionality within NetworkManager.
The package description is:
The laptop-net package supports the built-in Ethernet of laptops by
providing several integrated features that automatically adapt the
laptop to the network environment. The package is easily configured
to support a wide variety of network environments, and supports
manual as well as automatic management of the network interface.
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Laptop-net can automatically: start and stop the network interface at
appropriate times; disable the network interface when the network
cable is removed, and enable it when the cable is inserted; select
the network interface's IP address, either by probing the network for
known hosts or by use of the DHCP protocol; customize the laptop's
software configuration to match the network interface's IP address.
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