dhcpcd-discuss

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Subject: Re: [dhcpcd-discuss] GUI for ifconfig and "better dhcpcd and 
wpa_supplicant  configuration"?
Date: 26/05/2012 18:06
From: Roy Marples <roy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Jeremy

On 26/05/2012 4:00, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> Has anyone had any thoughts on a GUI for wired connections too?  
> Maybe
> as an extension to dhcpcd-ui ?

There is a GUI for all connections regardless of type for a basic IPv4 
configuration.
The drop down menu which shows wireless points only really works for 
wireless.
What wired specific details would you like to see?

> Also the webpage mentions future versions will have better dhcpcd and
> wpa_supplicant configuration options.
>
> (I checked out the git repo and didn't notice.)
>
> Is there any document that lists the ideas and what is needed?

Not really I'm afraid.
Since I wrote it I haven't come up with any new ideas beyond what 
currently exists.
My goal for it was to keep it very simple, which it presently is. maybe 
too simple.

I have since upgraded my linux box to the latest Debian with Gnome 3 
and I notice that
dhcpcd-gtk no longer appears where it should, but in what looks like a 
compatiblity
tray in the lower right hand corner so my present thought is just to 
relocate the
icon to the correct place.

I'm mainly working on putting full IPv6 RS/RA handling into dhcpcd [1] 
and once that's
finished then start on a DHCPv6 stack. So if someone wants to step up 
and improve
dhcpcd-ui with better Gnome3, QT or Enlighenment support or improve the 
existing screens
then that would be very welcome :)

But truthfully, dhcpcd development is a lot slower as family and work 
take up more
and more of my free time.

[1] For the interested, my non comitted dhcpcd code now adds and 
removes IPv6 addresses and
routes successfully for NetBSD and Linux. However, I need to move the 
RAs received from the
interface and move them to a global list and reference the interface 
from each. This will
allow me to have a seperate sort order from IPv4 and support router 
preference. Then I need
to handle roucher reachability with Neighour Solictation and 
Adveristments for full RFC
compliance.

Thanks

Roy