show NetworkManager for AppVM? (aka AppVM with WiFi device in Hotspot Mode)

[Joonas Lehtonen]

Hi,

I'd like to use the WiFi adapter in my laptop in hotspot mode.

Target setup:

wired-netvm <->proxyvm <-> hotspotVM (has the wifi device assigned)

(hotspotVM acts as an access point to other devices)


Creating a NetVM with gets the WiFi adapter assigned and using
NetworkManager to create a hotspot is easy and works fine, but in that
case the hotspot has no "uplink" connectivity.

On the other side creating an AppVM and assigning the WiFi device to it
would solve the "uplink" problem, but in that case the NetworkManager
does not show up next to the clock.

Is there an easy way to tell the hotspotVM to show/expose the
NetworkManager icon next to the clock?

thanks!
Joonas

[Unman]

Hi Joonas,

You'll need a qube with the Network Manager service enabled - using a
proxy makes sense.

By default the applet is hidden - there's a script to govern this:
/usr/lib/qubes/show-hide-nm-applet.sh

Enable the service:
'qvm-service <qube> -e network-manager
Start the qube, and the nm-applet should appear in the panel.

unman

[Joonas Lehtonen]

thank you unman