GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 114579
get connection info in connect dialog
Last modified: 2005-01-09 06:12:31 UTC
I'd love if the connect confirmation dialog could have a box showing the varios steps of the connection process, something like dialing 0070204... connected at 56000... verifying username and password etc (like KPPP or the connection applet in Windows do) The dialog would not close as soon as the user press the "yes" button but only when the connection is estabilished. If someone has some suggestion where I can get those kind of info I can maybe try to make a patch.
The problem with modemlights is that it is not well integrated into the ppp system. The trouble is to get it working on various different systems. Ideally modemlights should be replaced with something well integrated with a ppp dialer and configuration application. Something gnome specific could go into gnome-system-tools. Otherwise it's up to the distros with their distro-specific network connection. Ideally I think we would want something like in Windows. You have an application that connects and configures devices, and once connected puts a display in the tray (instead of an applet that sits on the panel all the time).
I 100% agree with that, but I will not hold my breath for that to happen ;) What I was requesting was something more limited: just adding a textbox where the pppd(?) messages during the connection process are echoed. What remains to be seen is if there is a way to get these messages; does the script that is called from modemlights give any feedback?
We basicly need a good and complete ppp solution for gnome, anyone a suggestion ?
gnome-system-tools is going to offer this solution I believe. Then we can make modemlights tie in with it (or remove modemlights in preference to something better).
The new modemlights applet uses gnome-system-tools.