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| -rw-r--r-- | man/NetworkManager.conf.xml | 21 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml b/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml index 79f18e45e9..c0973d3e26 100644 --- a/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml +++ b/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml @@ -1016,16 +1016,27 @@ managed=1 <listitem> <para> Specify the timeout for waiting for carrier in milliseconds. + The default is 5000 milliseconds. + This setting exists because certain drivers/hardware can take + a long time to detect whether the cable is plugged in. + </para> + <para> When the device loses carrier, NetworkManager does not react immediately. Instead, it waits for this timeout before considering - the link lost. Also, on startup, NetworkManager considers the + the link lost. + </para> + <para> + Also, on startup, NetworkManager considers the device as busy for this time, as long as the device has no carrier. This delays startup-complete signal and NetworkManager-wait-online. Configuring this too high means to block NetworkManager-wait-online - longer then necessary. Configuring it too low, means that NetworkManager - will declare startup-complete, although carrier is about to come - and auto-activation to kick in. - The default is 5000 milliseconds. + longer then necessary when booting with cable unplugged. Configuring + it too low, means that NetworkManager will declare startup-complete too + soon, although carrier is about to come and auto-activation to kick in. + Note that if a profile only has static IP configuration or Layer 3 configuration + disabled, then it can already autoconnect without carrier on the device. + Once such a profile reaches full activated state, startup-complete + is considered as reached even if the device has no carrier yet. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |