Networkmanager And Security - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - KDE 08-05-2008 Manual

To configure a new VPN connection with KNetworkManager, left-click the KNetwork-
Manager applet and follow these steps:
1 Choose VPN Connections > Configure VPN.
2 Press Add and Forward to start a configuration wizard.
3 In the next dialog, choose the type of VPN connection to create.
4 Name your configuration in Connection name.
5 Insert all required information for your type of connection. For example, for an
6 Press Forward.
After the VPN is configured, you can select it from VPN Connections. To close a VPN
connection, click Disconnect VPN.

13.1.4 NetworkManager and Security

NetworkManager distinguishes two types of wireless connections, trusted and untrusted.
A trusted connection is any network that you explicitly selected in the past. All others
are untrusted. Trusted connections are identified by the name and MAC address of the
access point. Using the MAC address ensures that you cannot use a different access
point with the name of your trusted connection.
If no wired connection is available, NetworkManager scans for available wireless net-
works. If multiple trusted networks are found, the most recently used is automatically
selected. If all are untrusted, NetworkManager waits for your selection.
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OpenVPN connection enter Gateway and choose the way to authenticate from
Connection type. Complete the other required options depending on the connection
chosen.
Alternatively, load settings from a saved configuration file by pressing Import
Saved Configuration and choosing your saved configuration file in a standard
file dialog.