2014-01-27 Joseph L. Casale <jcasale at activenetwerx.com> > > Is network manager available during Gnome login? > > > > Users (using laptops etc) need to authenticate and login having their > home > > directory on NFS using autofs. > > > > > > However this is not possible when there is no valid network connection > > present; either using Wireless LAN or VPN > > In the Gnome wiki... > > > https://wiki.gnome.org/DarrenAlbers/NetworkManagerFAQ#How_can_I_make_NetworkManager_connect_to_a_network_before_I_login.3F > > Thanks but that creates a chicken or the egg sort of problem no? You need wlan to successfully log in to configure wlan... What I am curious about is using network manager before one logs in to gnome. Like configure/connect a wlan and then perhaps start/connect VPN and then log in.