From unknown Wed Jun 18 23:12:23 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#36294 <36294@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#36294 <36294@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: [PATCH 0/3] Fix and document NetworkManager + dnsmasq Reply-To: bug#36294 <36294@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:12:23 +0000 retitle 36294 [PATCH 0/3] Fix and document NetworkManager + dnsmasq reassign 36294 guix-patches submitter 36294 "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" severity 36294 normal tag 36294 patch thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Jun 19 12:06:08 2019 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Jun 2019 16:06:08 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47328 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdd68-0000vr-LQ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:06:08 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:35323) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdd66-0000vj-90 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:06:07 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:53462) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdd65-0008UM-8a for guix-patches@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:06:06 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hdd64-0003GW-C1 for guix-patches@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:06:05 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.de ([5.45.111.108]:41178 helo=mail.pelzflorian.de) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hdd61-00037x-6C for guix-patches@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:06:02 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.localdomain (unknown [5.45.111.108]) by mail.pelzflorian.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 59A8336007F for ; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:05:58 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=pelzflorian.de; s=mail; t=1560960358; bh=6GK2zgTKX3sgntSxyb/+hYsMnaBEcsxsjSQoxS5/qzQ=; h=Date:From:To:Subject; b=cJvXlt228A/mknS792CU/NIsD3fBt3LHknrY2ALOEH46Xv6ioO3tm33lXFPxKpl/N Iavl0gHwP9FFX+DDwqdn4aFa8L+U5v03Y8lmARi/zeoDo4+fv8VFUY2up+T2Zf4sKp R0ci2UB6mKn5vnoubYGAFfu+5tLA2X4YYnHHy9CE= Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:05:57 +0200 From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" To: guix-patches@gnu.org Subject: [PATCH 0/3] Fix and document NetworkManager + dnsmasq Message-ID: <20190619160557.hkxkioufw2ybpgml@pelzflorian.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: NeoMutt/20180716 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 5.45.111.108 X-Spam-Score: -1.4 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) Please accept this patch series which enables and describes more use cases of NetworkManager + Dnsmasq. Regards, Florian From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Jun 19 12:08:40 2019 Received: (at 36294) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Jun 2019 16:08:40 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47333 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdd8a-0000zm-1x for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:08:40 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.de ([5.45.111.108]:41654 helo=mail.pelzflorian.de) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdd8X-0000zd-LM for 36294@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:08:38 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.localdomain (unknown [5.45.111.108]) by mail.pelzflorian.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 627B236007F for <36294@debbugs.gnu.org>; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:08:36 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=pelzflorian.de; s=mail; t=1560960516; bh=MUTj3o+/rl9LcjV/iaCbxT7aVJdudDes4zDasGXjw4E=; h=Date:From:To:Subject; b=IqwT0Vr7y5h9TY3bZB2Vwts4gYqEH43IYYPpt1gePHvgZQl1Lt3xLX4R2mYivrHmP HTVqQQSQTCceTN/lta61lmTMHMZY0NaDKTNJeaaZ3Tn6/6qr0ddpwrxQoNt4LeWq2u BNOkE0aJGZbwaiBGpEnRb7Fh1mK2BElZBS1/b8RI= Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:08:36 +0200 From: Florian Pelz To: 36294@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Use new upstream nomenclature in =?utf-8?Q?documentat?= =?utf-8?Q?ion_of_NetworkManager=E2=80=99s?= dnsmasq. Message-ID: <20190619160836.cxjilufsrmhrfxqw@pelzflorian.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: NeoMutt/20180716 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 36294 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Replace term 'split DNS' by 'conditional forwarding'. --- doc/guix.texi | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 65c3b8a7f1..694b802e1e 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -12735,8 +12735,8 @@ NetworkManager will update @code{resolv.conf} to reflect the nameservers provided by currently active connections. @item dnsmasq -NetworkManager will run @code{dnsmasq} as a local caching nameserver, -using a "split DNS" configuration if you are connected to a VPN, and +NetworkManager will run @code{dnsmasq} as a local caching nameserver, using a +@dfn{conditional forwarding} configuration if you are connected to a VPN, and then update @code{resolv.conf} to point to the local nameserver. @item none -- 2.22.0 From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Jun 19 12:09:04 2019 Received: (at 36294) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Jun 2019 16:09:04 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47337 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdd8y-00010p-BL for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:09:04 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.de ([5.45.111.108]:41660 helo=mail.pelzflorian.de) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdd8v-00010Q-RO for 36294@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:09:02 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.localdomain (unknown [5.45.111.108]) by mail.pelzflorian.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 483D836007F for <36294@debbugs.gnu.org>; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:09:01 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=pelzflorian.de; s=mail; t=1560960541; bh=IrvrA9G+FBRfCtt5+sQGOVXXXcRe0pa4eZd5zlIFbDo=; h=Date:From:To:Subject; b=UyoMboMqe+uff5qCj5VgtQjZSOsprhaH6mg6/KuQlsEnuWZYQT0YCzY1XKKlSkua5 b/xEJHDnUXJnx9pkGL8hJDh6aD9znnzi+3ZqJljmahKcdRtAbI1SQt7f+LWZxDyLgX 9DIwrO1+9dCQRjD25zE10+e5YhPh5PYUmUJHQ0vI= Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:09:01 +0200 From: Florian Pelz To: 36294@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Have NetworkManager create '/var/lib/misc' directory required by dnsmasq. Message-ID: <20190619160900.tduqs73f7jkz3lkn@pelzflorian.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: NeoMutt/20180716 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 36294 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) * gnu/services/networking.scm (%network-manager-activation): Rename to... (network-manager-activation): ... this and make it a procedure. Make it create '/var/lib/misc' when using dnsmasq. (network-manager-service-type): Use it. --- gnu/services/networking.scm | 18 ++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/gnu/services/networking.scm b/gnu/services/networking.scm index 73acb3b17f..13cffd9feb 100644 --- a/gnu/services/networking.scm +++ b/gnu/services/networking.scm @@ -895,11 +895,17 @@ and @command{wicd-curses} user interfaces." (vpn-plugins network-manager-vpn-plugins ;list of (default '()))) -(define %network-manager-activation - ;; Activation gexp for NetworkManager. - #~(begin - (use-modules (guix build utils)) - (mkdir-p "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections"))) +(define network-manager-activation + ;; Activation gexp for NetworkManager + (match-lambda + (($ network-manager dns vpn-plugins) + #~(begin + (use-modules (guix build utils)) + (mkdir-p "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections") + #$@(if (equal? dns "dnsmasq") + ;; create directory to store dnsmasq lease file + '((mkdir-p "/var/lib/misc")) + '()))))) (define (vpn-plugin-directory plugins) "Return a directory containing PLUGINS, the NM VPN plugins." @@ -949,7 +955,7 @@ and @command{wicd-curses} user interfaces." (service-extension dbus-root-service-type config->package) (service-extension polkit-service-type config->package) (service-extension activation-service-type - (const %network-manager-activation)) + network-manager-activation) (service-extension session-environment-service-type network-manager-environment) ;; Add network-manager to the system profile. -- 2.22.0 From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Jun 19 12:09:27 2019 Received: (at 36294) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Jun 2019 16:09:27 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47340 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdd9K-00011Q-N7 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:09:26 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.de ([5.45.111.108]:41666 helo=mail.pelzflorian.de) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hdd9J-00011J-9W for 36294@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:09:25 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.localdomain (unknown [5.45.111.108]) by mail.pelzflorian.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id A096036007F for <36294@debbugs.gnu.org>; Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:09:24 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=pelzflorian.de; s=mail; t=1560960564; bh=nlBC9d8T+2MFd+lQis4RouBn0NdV/aSBXQQnMsdi7NM=; h=Date:From:To:Subject; b=TuZ3hTYXh8UGWzNMes3v3VvON2ursV6yUayDuYVzyPTS6haE3/k2WLBBG+Gi3Tczf A0ExCBJPdqd6E5OxCK1vEhhR5+ipalXz79IrxJU5vi7neTMqiHxrlzIfhhD3pGJ2UL 3tk8wOo07Bcx9OkdXvDtQdq5SrZME6SPbVJbGixY= Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:09:24 +0200 From: Florian Pelz To: 36294@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Document use cases for NetworkManager with dnsmasq. Message-ID: <20190619160924.f6umtng4htysmqdi@pelzflorian.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: NeoMutt/20180716 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 36294 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Give examples. --- doc/guix.texi | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 694b802e1e..172106068f 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -12739,6 +12739,31 @@ NetworkManager will run @code{dnsmasq} as a local caching nameserver, using a @dfn{conditional forwarding} configuration if you are connected to a VPN, and then update @code{resolv.conf} to point to the local nameserver. +With this setting, you can share your network connection. For example when +you want to share your network connection to another laptop @i{via} an +Ethernet cable, you can open @command{nm-connection-editor} and configure the +Wired connection’s method for IPv4 and IPv6 to be 'Shared to other computers' +and reestablish the connection (or reboot). + +You can also set up a @dfn{host-to-guest connection} to QEMU VMs +(@pxref{Installing Guix in a VM}). With a host-to-guest connection, you can +e.g.@: access a Web server running on the VM (@pxref{Web Services}) from a Web +browser on your host system, or connect to the VM @i{via} SSH +(@pxref{Networking Services, @code{openssh-service-type}}). To set up a +host-to-guest connection, run this command once: + +@example +nmcli connection add type tun \ + connection.interface-name tap0 \ + tun.mode tap tun.owner $(id -u) \ + ipv4.method shared \ + ipv4.addresses 172.28.112.1/24 +@end example + +Then each time you launch your QEMU VM (@pxref{Running Guix in a VM}), pass +@option{-nic tap,ifname=tap0,script=no,downscript=no} to +@command{qemu-system-...}. + @item none NetworkManager will not modify @code{resolv.conf}. @end table -- 2.22.0 From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Jun 24 17:26:40 2019 Received: (at 36294-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Jun 2019 21:26:40 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58189 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hfWU3-000596-G0 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 24 Jun 2019 17:26:40 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:41781) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hfWU1-00058u-Ir for 36294-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 24 Jun 2019 17:26:37 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:44496) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hfWTw-0002Rf-0o; Mon, 24 Jun 2019 17:26:32 -0400 Received: from [2a01:e0a:1d:7270:af76:b9b:ca24:c465] (port=44054 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1hfWTp-0004yt-SI; Mon, 24 Jun 2019 17:26:29 -0400 From: =?utf-8?Q?Ludovic_Court=C3=A8s?= To: Florian Pelz Subject: Re: [bug#36294] [PATCH 3/3] Document use cases for NetworkManager with dnsmasq. References: <20190619160557.hkxkioufw2ybpgml@pelzflorian.localdomain> <20190619160924.f6umtng4htysmqdi@pelzflorian.localdomain> Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 23:26:24 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20190619160924.f6umtng4htysmqdi@pelzflorian.localdomain> (Florian Pelz's message of "Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:09:24 +0200") Message-ID: <87zhm61xq7.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 36294-done Cc: 36294-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) Hi Florian, Applied all 3 patches (I adjusted the subject line of each to have a prefix as we usually do.) 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