OpenSolaris Project: Network Auto-MagicView the leaders for this projectEndorsing communitiesApproachabilityDesktop Device Drivers Installation and Packaging Networking OS/Net (ON) Security About Network Auto-Magic, aka NWAMNetwork Auto-Magic is a project to simplify and automate network configuration on Solaris. There are currently two components: Service Discovery, which incorporates Multicast DNS into Solaris, and Network Profiles, which allow users to specify various network configurations to be created depending on the current network conditions. The Network Profiles component is often commonly referred to as NWAM. Current StatusNWAM Phase 0 integrated into nevada build 62. Additional information about phase 0, including how to enable it and some debugging tips, can be found here. Service Discovery integrated into nevada build 72. Refer to the Service Discovery section for more information about this component, including future directions. NWAM Phase 0.5, or "picea," integrated into nevada build 100. This project included some much-needed improvements to phase 0, focusing primarily on improved observability by and interaction with the user. Available information about Phase 0.5 includes:
We're also working on NWAM Phase 1, which will add greater flexibility/ configurability as well as a more complete User Interface; available phase 1 materials include: We are starting a wiki that will be used for collaborating on topics related to NWAM. Project OverviewsOur project lead Renee Danson gave a presentation (PDF, 248KB) at the Solaris Network Forum on December 11, 2007. The talk covered motivations for and goals of the NWAM project, as well as an overview of how we plan to address those in the various phases of the project. Project lead emeritus John Beck gave a presentation (PDF, 210KB) to the Bay Area OpenSolaris user group meeting on March 22, 2007. The talk included a project overview as well as Phase 0 implementation details and future plans. Background InformationRead the story boards to learn what we think the user experience ought to be like, and the Requirements which those stories imply for this project, then our Architecture for what we think our high-level design will look like. Blogsokie - It's about timeMar 27, 6:09 PM Holy cow, has it really been three years since I last posted? Well, I guess I can say I told you so now. I am shy, I'm not a natural blogger. But some things just force me to do it. Last time, it was ... mph - Asus 1000HEMar 11, 8:04 AM I recently purchased a Asus 1000HE 10" netbook. My initial impression is that I really like it. The keyboard is a little cramped but compared to playing around with various 9" netbooks this is very ... mph - My iPhone ApplicationsMar 11, 7:52 AM I promised a friend new to the iPhone that I'd post a list of the applications I'd used, tried, found useful, or found useless. That was a long time ago. The list keeps getting longer and it is ... mph - Kindle 2Mar 11, 6:23 AM I recently purchased a Kindle 2 . I've read electronic books in the past including on a laptop (I just got an Asus 1000HE netbook; I could see using it where good PDF reading or a backlight was ... amaguire - NWAM model (and phase 0.5)Sep 25, 6:53 AM The Network Auto-Magic project , which aims to simplify and automate network configuration needs to do a couple of things: catch, handle (and sometimes generate) network-related events, handling ... |