MANY changes

  - now generates peers/pap-chap secrets files
      (no chatscript yet)
      (not all usefull ppp options included yet)
  - still not ready for prime time yet

69 files changed, 1049 insertions, 931 deletions

diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NNI.cpp
index d8420b9..398dcdc 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NNI.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42 @@ void ABluetoothBNEP::commit( void ) {
 }
-
-bool ABluetoothBNEP::hasDataFor( const QString & ) {
-    return 0;
-}
-
-bool ABluetoothBNEP::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & , long ){
-    return 0;
-}
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NNI.h
index bb3e7e7..1bf0f48 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NNI.h
@@ -16,2 +16,7 @@ public :
 
+      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
+        { return 
+           ( RT ) ? RT : ( RT = new BluetoothBNEPRun( this, Data ) );
+        }
+
       QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent );
@@ -20,8 +25,2 @@ public :
 
-      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
-        { if( RT == 0 ) 
-            RT = new BluetoothBNEPRun( this, Data );
-          return RT;
-        }
-
       virtual void * data( void )
@@ -29,5 +28,2 @@ public :
 
-      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S );
-      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & SF, long );
-
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMM_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMM_NNI.cpp
index cff2639..7ec8288 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMM_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMM_NNI.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30 @@ void ABluetoothRFCOMM::commit( void ) {
 }
-
-bool ABluetoothRFCOMM::hasDataFor( const QString & ) {
-    return 0;
-}
-
-bool ABluetoothRFCOMM::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & , long ){
-    return 0;
-}
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMM_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMM_NNI.h
index 97bd29c..820fc17 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMM_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMM_NNI.h
@@ -16,2 +16,7 @@ public :
 
+      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
+        { return 
+           ( RT ) ? RT : ( RT = new BluetoothRFCOMMRun( this, Data ) );
+        }
+
       QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent );
@@ -20,8 +25,2 @@ public :
 
-      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
-        { if( RT == 0 ) 
-            RT = new BluetoothRFCOMMRun( this, Data );
-          return RT;
-        }
-
       virtual void * data( void )
@@ -29,5 +28,2 @@ public :
 
-      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S );
-      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & SF, long );
-
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMMrun.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMMrun.h
index aff1f59..65fd686 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMMrun.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMMrun.h
@@ -14,2 +14,5 @@ public :
 
+      virtual QString deviceFile( void )
+        { return QString( "/dev/rfcomm..." ); }
+
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.cpp
index b59b4f0..443a627 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.cpp
@@ -48,25 +48,2 @@ const char * BluetoothBNEPNetNode::provides( void ) {
 
-bool BluetoothBNEPNetNode::generateProperFilesFor( 
-            ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool BluetoothBNEPNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString & S ) {
-      return S == "interfaces";
-}
-
-bool BluetoothBNEPNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & S , 
-                                long DevNr) {
-      QString NIC = genNic( DevNr );
-
-      if( S.name() == "interfaces" ) {
-        // generate mapping stanza for this interface
-        S << "# check if " << NIC << " can be brought UP" << endl;
-        S << "mapping " << NIC << endl;
-        S << "  script networksettings2-request" << endl << endl;
-      }
-      return 0;
-}
-
 QString BluetoothBNEPNetNode::genNic( long nr ) { 
@@ -126,17 +103,2 @@ const char * BluetoothRFCOMMNetNode::provides( void ) {
 
-bool BluetoothRFCOMMNetNode::generateProperFilesFor( 
-            ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool BluetoothRFCOMMNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString &  ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool BluetoothRFCOMMNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
 void BluetoothRFCOMMNetNode::setSpecificAttribute( QString &, QString & ) {
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.h
index 2e5e1d2..4d6a3c1 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.h
@@ -16,2 +16,5 @@ public:
 
+      virtual QString genNic( long );
+      virtual long instanceCount( void )
+        { return InstanceCount; }
     virtual const QString pixmapName() 
@@ -20,16 +23,5 @@ public:
     virtual const QString nodeDescription() ;
-
     virtual ANetNodeInstance * createInstance( void );
-
-    virtual const char ** needs( void );
     virtual const char * provides( void );
-
-    virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S );
-    virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & , long DevNr );
-
-    virtual long instanceCount( void )
-      { return InstanceCount; }
-    virtual QString genNic( long );
+      virtual const char ** needs( void );
 
@@ -58,5 +50,3 @@ public:
     virtual const QString nodeDescription() ;
-
     virtual ANetNodeInstance * createInstance( void );
-
     virtual const char ** needs( void );
@@ -64,7 +54,2 @@ public:
 
-    virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S );
-    virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & , long );
-
 private:
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.cpp
index b8c690b..38568df 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.cpp
@@ -38,13 +38,2 @@ const char * CableNetNode::provides( void ) {
 
-bool CableNetNode::generateProperFilesFor( 
-            ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool CableNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
 void CableNetNode::setSpecificAttribute( QString & , QString &  ) {
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.h
index c48037a..5cc2b2d 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.h
@@ -20,5 +20,3 @@ public:
     virtual const QString nodeDescription() ;
-
     virtual ANetNodeInstance * createInstance( void );
-
     virtual const char ** needs( void );
@@ -26,8 +24,2 @@ public:
 
-    virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-      { return 0; }
-    virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr);
-
 private:
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NNI.cpp
index ca21135..4bd9421 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NNI.cpp
@@ -51,2 +51,25 @@ void ACable::saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & TS ) {
 
+short ACable::generateFileEmbedded( const QString & ID,
+                                    const QString & Path,
+                                    QTextStream & TS,
+                                    long DevNr ) {
+      short rvl, rvd;
+
+      rvl = 1;
+      if( ID == "peers" ) {
+        TS << Data.Device
+           << endl;
+        TS << Data.Speed
+           << endl;
+        TS << "lock " 
+           << Data.LockFile
+           << endl;
+        rvl = 0;
+      }
+
+      rvd = ANetNodeInstance::generateFileEmbedded( ID, Path, TS, DevNr );
+      return (rvd == 2 || rvl == 2 ) ? 2 :
+             (rvd == 0 || rvl == 0 ) ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
 QWidget * ACable::edit( QWidget * parent ) {
@@ -66,8 +89 @@ void ACable::commit( void ) {
 }
-
-bool ACable::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ) {
-      return 1;
-}
-
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NNI.h
index bf3e292..d06cbbe 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NNI.h
@@ -16,2 +16,7 @@ public :
 
+      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
+        {  return 
+           ( RT ) ? RT : ( RT = new CableRun( this, Data ) );
+        }
+
       QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent );
@@ -20,8 +25,2 @@ public :
 
-      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
-        { if( RT == 0 ) 
-            RT = new CableRun( this, Data );
-          return RT;
-        }
-
       virtual void * data( void ) 
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ public :
 
-      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-        { return 0; }
-      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
-
+      short generateFileEmbedded( const QString & ID, 
+                                  const QString & Path,
+                                  QTextStream & TS,
+                                  long DevNr );
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cablerun.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cablerun.cpp
index 5e99237..85660f6 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cablerun.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cablerun.cpp
@@ -6,3 +6,3 @@ void CableRun::detectState( NodeCollection * NC ) {
 
-      int fd = open( D->Device.latin1(), O_RDWR );
+      int fd = open( Data->Device.latin1(), O_RDWR );
 
@@ -26 +26,5 @@ bool CableRun::canSetState( State_t , Action_t  ) {
 }
+
+QString CableRun::deviceFile( void ) {
+      return Data->Device;
+}
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cablerun.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cablerun.h
index c5b59d5..20608f6 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cablerun.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cablerun.h
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ public :
       CableRun( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, 
-                CableData & Data ) : AsLine( NNI )
-        { D = &Data; }
+                CableData_t & D ) : AsLine( NNI )
+        { Data = &D; }
 
@@ -14,2 +14,4 @@ public :
 
+      virtual QString deviceFile( void );
+
 protected :
@@ -22,3 +24,3 @@ private :
 
-      CableData_t * D;
+      CableData_t * Data;
 };
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.cpp
index 49bc06e..9483e22 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.cpp
@@ -38,13 +38,2 @@ const char * IRDANetNode::provides( void ) {
 
-bool IRDANetNode::generateProperFilesFor( 
-            ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool IRDANetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
 void IRDANetNode::setSpecificAttribute( QString & , QString & ) {
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.h
index fa6408d..900bbc6 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.h
@@ -20,5 +20,3 @@ public:
     virtual const QString nodeDescription() ;
-
     virtual ANetNodeInstance * createInstance( void );
-
     virtual const char ** needs( void );
@@ -26,8 +24,2 @@ public:
 
-    virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-        { return 0; }
-    virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
-
 private:
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NNI.cpp
index f00a1d5..9cf443b 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NNI.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31 @@ void AIRDA::commit( void ) {
 
-bool AIRDA::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ) {
-      return 1;
-}
-
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NNI.h
index 210d87d..e21b68f 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NNI.h
@@ -16,2 +16,7 @@ public :
 
+      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void )
+        {  return 
+           ( RT ) ? RT : ( RT = new IRDARun( this, Data ) );
+        }
+
       QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent );
@@ -20,8 +25,2 @@ public :
 
-      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
-        { if( RT == 0 ) 
-            RT = new IRDARun( this, Data );
-          return RT;
-        }
-
       virtual void * data( void ) 
@@ -29,7 +28,2 @@ public :
 
-      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-        { return 0; }
-      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
-
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irdarun.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irdarun.h
index 4c903cc..4258aff 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irdarun.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irdarun.h
@@ -14,2 +14,5 @@ public :
 
+      virtual QString deviceFile( void )
+        { return QString( "/dev/irda" ); }
+
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.cpp
index 05cd06d..20ae7f6 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.cpp
@@ -40,25 +40,2 @@ const char * LanCardNetNode::provides( void ) {
 
-bool LanCardNetNode::generateProperFilesFor( 
-            ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool LanCardNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString & S ) {
-      return S == "interfaces";
-}
-
-bool LanCardNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & S , 
-                                long DevNr ) {
-      QString NIC = genNic( DevNr );
-
-      if( S.name() == "interfaces" ) {
-        // generate mapping stanza for this interface
-        S << "# check if " << NIC << " can be brought UP" << endl;
-        S << "mapping " << NIC << endl;
-        S << "  script networksettings2-request" << endl << endl;
-      }
-      return 0;
-}
-
 QString LanCardNetNode::genNic( long nr ) { 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.h
index d58823c..6882af7 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ public:
 
-    virtual const QString nodeDescription() ;
+    virtual QString genNic( long );
+    virtual long instanceCount( void )
+      { return InstanceCount; }
 
+    virtual const QString nodeDescription() ;
     virtual ANetNodeInstance * createInstance( void );
-
     virtual const char ** needs( void );
@@ -27,12 +29,3 @@ public:
 
-    virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S );
-    virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
-
-    virtual long instanceCount( void )
-      { return InstanceCount; }
-
-    virtual QString genNic( long );
-    virtual QStringList & addressesOfNIC( void )
+    QStringList & addressesOfNIC( void )
       { return NICMACAddresses; }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NNI.cpp
index 99c033e..9fb05b9 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NNI.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45 @@ void ALanCard::commit( void ) {
 
-bool ALanCard::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ) {
-      return 1;
-}
-
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NNI.h
index 4e91523..8e55a19 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NNI.h
@@ -16,2 +16,7 @@ public :
 
+      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
+        {  return 
+           ( RT ) ? RT : ( RT = new LanCardRun( this, Data ) );
+        }
+
       QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent );
@@ -20,8 +25,2 @@ public :
 
-      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
-        { if( RT == 0 ) 
-            RT = new LanCardRun( this, Data );
-          return RT;
-        }
-
       virtual void * data( void ) 
@@ -29,6 +28,2 @@ public :
 
-      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-        { return 0; }
-      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-              SystemFile & S, long DevNr );
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/main.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/main.cpp
index 6c969fc..b32b323 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/main.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/main.cpp
@@ -2,2 +2,3 @@
 #include "activateprofile.h"
+#include "activatevpn.h"
 #include "networksettings.h"
@@ -23,2 +24,4 @@ OPIE_EXPORT_APP( OApplicationFactory<NetworkSettings> )
 #define ACT_PROMPT      3
+// used by interfaces to trigger VPN
+#define ACT_VPN         4
 
@@ -46,2 +49,5 @@ int main( int argc, char * argv[] ) {
             rmv = 1;
+          } else if( strcmp( argv[i], "--triggervpn" ) == 0 ) {
+            Action = ACT_VPN;
+            rmv = 1;
           }
@@ -80,6 +86,4 @@ int main( int argc, char * argv[] ) {
             { NetworkSettingsData NS;
-              Log(("ACT_REQUEST\n"));
               if( NS.canStart( argv[1] ) ) {
                 QString S;
-              Log(("NEED FOR PROMPT\n" ));
                 S.sprintf( QPEApplication::qpeDir()+
@@ -99,3 +103,2 @@ int main( int argc, char * argv[] ) {
             { NetworkSettingsData NS;
-              Log(("REGEN\n" ));
               // regen returns 0 if OK
@@ -106,3 +109,2 @@ int main( int argc, char * argv[] ) {
             { ActivateProfile AP(argv[1]);
-              Log(("PROMPT\n" ));
               if( AP.exec() == QDialog::Accepted ) {
@@ -114,5 +116,9 @@ int main( int argc, char * argv[] ) {
             break;
+          case ACT_VPN :
+            { ActivateVPN AVPN;
+              AVPN.exec();
+            }
+            break;
           case ACT_GUI :
             { QWidget * W = new NetworkSettings(0);
-              Log(("GUI\n" ));
               TheApp->setMainWidget( W ); 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.cpp
index 18aa480..ee61b10 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.cpp
@@ -39,13 +39,2 @@ const char * ModemNetNode::provides( void ) {
 
-bool ModemNetNode::generateProperFilesFor( 
-            ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool ModemNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
 void ModemNetNode::setSpecificAttribute( QString & , QString & ) {
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.h
index 2f496dd..a76525f 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.h
@@ -20,5 +20,3 @@ public:
     virtual const QString nodeDescription() ;
-
     virtual ANetNodeInstance * createInstance( void );
-
     virtual const char ** needs( void );
@@ -26,8 +24,2 @@ public:
 
-    virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-      { return 0; }
-    virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
-
 private:
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NNI.cpp
index 6c76b56..91df22b 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NNI.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31 @@ void AModem::commit( void ) {
 
-bool AModem::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ) {
-      return 1;
-}
-
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NNI.h
index a623704..ca7c279 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NNI.h
@@ -16,2 +16,7 @@ public :
 
+      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
+        {  return 
+           ( RT ) ? RT : ( RT = new ModemRun( this, Data ) );
+        }
+
       QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent );
@@ -20,8 +25,2 @@ public :
 
-      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
-        { if( RT == 0 ) 
-            RT = new ModemRun( this, Data );
-          return RT;
-        }
-
       virtual void * data( void ) 
@@ -29,7 +28,2 @@ public :
 
-      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-        { return 0; }
-      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
-
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modemrun.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modemrun.h
index 336462e..491a677 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modemrun.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modemrun.h
@@ -14,2 +14,5 @@ public :
 
+      virtual QString deviceFile( void )
+        { return QString("/dev/modem"); }
+
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.cpp
index b4313c4..1feffdb 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.cpp
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+#include <asdevice.h>
 #include "network_NN.h"
@@ -32,19 +33,38 @@ ANetNodeInstance * NetworkNetNode::createInstance( void ) {
 
-const char ** NetworkNetNode::needs( void ) {
-      return NetworkNeeds;
+bool NetworkNetNode::hasDataForFile( const QString & S ) {
+      return S == "interfaces";
 }
 
-const char * NetworkNetNode::provides( void ) {
-      return "connection";
-}
+short NetworkNetNode::generateFile( const QString & ID,
+                                   const QString & ,
+                                   QTextStream & TS, 
+                                   ANetNodeInstance * NNI,
+                                   long DevNr ) {
+                                   
+      QString NIC = NNI->runtime()->device()->netNode()->nodeClass()->genNic( DevNr );
 
-bool NetworkNetNode::generateProperFilesFor( 
-            ANetNodeInstance * ) {
+      if( ID == "interfaces" ) {
+        Log(("Generate entry for %s in %s\n", NIC.latin1(), ID.latin1() ));
+        // generate mapping stanza for this interface
+        TS << "# check if " 
+           << NIC 
+           << " can be brought UP" 
+           << endl;
+        TS << "mapping " 
+           << NIC 
+           << endl;
+        TS << "  script networksettings2-request" 
+           << endl 
+           << endl;
       return 0;
 }
+      return 1;
+}
 
-bool NetworkNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ) {
-      return 0;
+const char ** NetworkNetNode::needs( void ) {
+      return NetworkNeeds;
+}
+
+const char * NetworkNetNode::provides( void ) {
+      return "connection";
 }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.h
index 6548c32..745d1a7 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.h
@@ -16,2 +16,9 @@ public:
 
+      virtual bool hasDataForFile( const QString & S );
+
+      virtual short generateFile( const QString & ID,
+                                 const QString & Path,
+                                 QTextStream & TS, 
+                                 ANetNodeInstance * NNI,
+                                 long DevNr );
     virtual const QString pixmapName() 
@@ -20,5 +27,3 @@ public:
     virtual const QString nodeDescription() ;
-
     virtual ANetNodeInstance * createInstance( void );
-
     virtual const char ** needs( void );
@@ -26,8 +31,2 @@ public:
 
-    virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-      { return 0; }
-    virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
-
 private:
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.cpp
index 3e368a2..324c6e2 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.cpp
@@ -101,3 +101,3 @@ void ANetwork::commit( void ) {
 
-bool ANetwork::hasDataFor( const QString & S ) {
+bool ANetwork::hasDataForFile( const QString & S ) {
       return S == "interfaces";
@@ -105,9 +105,17 @@ bool ANetwork::hasDataFor( const QString & S ) {
 
-bool ANetwork::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
+short ANetwork::generateFile( const QString & ID,
+                             const QString & Path,
+                             QTextStream &TS,
+                             long DevNr 
+                           ) {
+
+    short rvl, rvd ;
     QString NIC = runtime()->device()->netNode()->nodeClass()->genNic( DevNr );
 
-    if( S.name() == "interfaces" ) {
+    rvl = 1;
+    if( ID == "interfaces" ) {
+      Log(("Generate Network for %s\n", ID.latin1() ));
       // we can safely call from here since device item is deeper
       if( Data.UseDHCP ) {
-        S << "iface " 
+        TS << "iface " 
           << NIC 
@@ -117,3 +125,3 @@ bool ANetwork::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
           << endl;
-        S << "  up echo \"" 
+        TS << "  up echo \"" 
           << NIC 
@@ -124,3 +132,3 @@ bool ANetwork::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
         if( Data.SendHostname ) {
-          S << "  hostname "
+          TS << "  hostname "
             << Data.Hostname  
@@ -129,3 +137,3 @@ bool ANetwork::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
 
-        S << "  down rm -f /tmp/profile-" 
+        TS << "  down rm -f /tmp/profile-" 
           << connection()->number() 
@@ -134,3 +142,3 @@ bool ANetwork::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
       } else {
-        S << "iface " 
+        TS << "iface " 
           << NIC << "-c" 
@@ -139,3 +147,3 @@ bool ANetwork::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
           << endl;
-        S << "  up echo \"" 
+        TS << "  up echo \"" 
           << NIC 
@@ -145,3 +153,3 @@ bool ANetwork::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
           << endl;
-        S << "  down rm -f /tmp/profile-" 
+        TS << "  down rm -f /tmp/profile-" 
           << connection()->number() 
@@ -149,5 +157,11 @@ bool ANetwork::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
           << endl;
-        S << "  address   " << Data.IPAddress << endl;
-        S << "  broadcast " << Data.Broadcast << endl;
-        S << "  netmask   " << Data.NetMask << endl;
+        TS << "  address   " 
+           << Data.IPAddress 
+           << endl;
+        TS << "  broadcast " 
+           << Data.Broadcast 
+           << endl;
+        TS << "  netmask   " 
+           << Data.NetMask 
+           << endl;
 
@@ -163,3 +177,5 @@ bool ANetwork::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
               arg( ipal[3].toShort() & nmal[3].toShort() );
-          S << "  network   " << NW << endl;
+          TS << "  network   " 
+             << NW 
+             << endl;
         }
@@ -169,3 +185,5 @@ bool ANetwork::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
             ++it ) {
-        S << "  pre-up    " << (*it) << endl;
+        TS << "  pre-up    " 
+           << (*it) 
+           << endl;
       }
@@ -174,3 +192,5 @@ bool ANetwork::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
             ++it ) {
-        S << "  up        " << (*it) << endl;
+        TS << "  up        " 
+           << (*it) 
+           << endl;
       }
@@ -179,3 +199,5 @@ bool ANetwork::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
             ++it ) {
-        S << "  down      " << (*it) << endl;
+        TS << "  down      " 
+           << (*it) 
+           << endl;
       }
@@ -184,6 +206,14 @@ bool ANetwork::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
             ++it ) {
-        S << "  post-down " << (*it) << endl;
+        TS << "  post-down " 
+           << (*it) 
+           << endl;
       }
+      rvl = 0;
     }
-    return 0;
+
+    // embed other info in it
+    rvd = connection()->getToplevel()->generateFileEmbedded( ID, Path, TS, DevNr );
+
+    return (rvd == 2 || rvl == 2 ) ? 2 :
+           (rvd == 0 || rvl == 0 ) ? 0 : 1;
 }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.h
index 0058793..5e42503 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.h
@@ -17,2 +17,7 @@ public :
 
+      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
+        { return
+           ( RT ) ? RT : ( RT = new NetworkRun( this, Data ) );
+        }
+
       QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent );
@@ -21,8 +26,2 @@ public :
 
-      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
-        { if( RT == 0 ) 
-            RT = new NetworkRun( this, Data );
-          return RT;
-        }
-
       virtual void * data( void ) 
@@ -30,5 +29,7 @@ public :
 
-      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S );
-      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
+      virtual bool hasDataForFile( const QString & S );
+      virtual short generateFile( const QString & ID,
+                                 const QString & Path,
+                                 QTextStream &TS,
+                                 long DevNr );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.cpp
index 6ee4106..ce0eabc 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.cpp
@@ -2,2 +2,3 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
@@ -14,2 +15,3 @@
 #include <qtoolbutton.h>
+#include <qevent.h>
 
@@ -43,2 +45,9 @@ NetworkSettings::NetworkSettings( QWidget *parent,
     Profiles_LB->clear();
+    QPEApplication::setStylusOperation( 
+        Profiles_LB->viewport(), QPEApplication::RightOnHold );
+
+    connect( Profiles_LB, 
+             SIGNAL(rightButtonPressed(QListBoxItem*,const QPoint&)),
+             this, SLOT(SLOT_EditNode(QListBoxItem*)) );
+
     { Name2Connection_t & M = NSResources->connections();
@@ -80,11 +89,3 @@ NetworkSettings::~NetworkSettings() {
 
-    S = NSD.generateSettings();
-    if( ! S.isEmpty() ) {
-      QMessageBox::warning(
-        0, 
-        tr( "In System Config" ),
-        S 
-      );
-    }
-
+    if( isModified() ) {
     S = NSD.saveSettings();
@@ -96,2 +97,6 @@ NetworkSettings::~NetworkSettings() {
     }
+
+      SLOT_GenerateConfig();
+    }
+
 }
@@ -147,5 +152,2 @@ void NetworkSettings::SLOT_RefreshStates( void ) {
 
-void NetworkSettings::SLOT_NoLongerBusy( void ) {
-      NSResources->busy( FALSE );
-}
 void NetworkSettings::SLOT_AddNode( void ) {
@@ -168,3 +170,2 @@ void NetworkSettings::SLOT_DeleteNode( void ) {
       setModified( 1 );
-      NSD.forceGeneration(1);
     }
@@ -174,2 +175,4 @@ void NetworkSettings::SLOT_EditNode( QListBoxItem * LBI ) {
     QString OldName = "";
+
+    printf( "------------------ Edit NOde\n" );
     EditConnection EC( this );
@@ -188,4 +191,3 @@ void NetworkSettings::SLOT_EditNode( QListBoxItem * LBI ) {
     UpdateTimer->stop();
-    NSResources->busy( TRUE );
-    QTimer::singleShot( 1000, this, SLOT( SLOT_NoLongerBusy() ));
+
     // we need to retry
@@ -321,11 +323,3 @@ void NetworkSettings::updateProfileState( QListBoxItem * LBI ) {
 void NetworkSettings::SLOT_GenerateConfig( void ) {
-    QString S = NSD.generateSettings( TRUE );
-
-    if( ! S.isEmpty() ) {
-      QMessageBox::warning(
-        0, 
-        tr( "Generating system configuration" ),
-        S 
-      );
-    }
+    NSD.regenerate();
 }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.h
index 8ffde06..8ec5d08 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.h
@@ -8,2 +8,3 @@ class QTimer;
 class QListBoxItem;
+class QEvent;
 
@@ -30,3 +31,2 @@ public slots :
 
-      void SLOT_NoLongerBusy( void );
       void SLOT_AddNode( void );
@@ -52,3 +52,2 @@ private :
       NetworkSettingsData NSD;
-
 };
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.pro b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.pro
index ff147b1..f04289b 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.pro
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.pro
@@ -5,2 +5,3 @@ HEADERS   = networksettings.h \
             activateprofile.h \
+            activatevpn.h \
             editconnection.h
@@ -10,2 +11,3 @@ SOURCES   = main.cpp \
             activateprofile.cpp \
+            activatevpn.cpp \
             editconnection.cpp
@@ -16,2 +18,3 @@ INTERFACES = networksettingsGUI.ui \
              editconnectionGUI.ui \
+             activatevpnGUI.ui \
              activateprofileGUI.ui
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/Utils.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/Utils.h
index 63ef51c..739476e 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/Utils.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/Utils.h
@@ -6,2 +6,3 @@ extern void VLog( char * Format, ... );
 extern void LogClose( void );
+extern QString removeSpaces( const QString & X );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/asline.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/asline.h
index 6bd93ec..ee4de38 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/asline.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/asline.h
@@ -15,2 +15,4 @@ public :
 
+    virtual QString deviceFile( void ) = 0;
+
 };
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.cpp
index 8c80e0b..4a2440a 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.cpp
@@ -146,3 +146,3 @@ NodeCollection::NodeCollection( QTextStream & TS ) :
       } else if( A == "number" ) {
-      Log(( "read number %s\n", N.latin1() ));
+        Log(( "Profile number %s\n", N.latin1() ));
         setNumber( N.toLong() );
@@ -299,2 +299,21 @@ bool NodeCollection::triggersVPN() {
 }
+
+bool NodeCollection::hasDataForFile( const QString & S ) {
+    return ( firstWithDataForFile( S ) != 0 );
+}
+
+ANetNodeInstance * NodeCollection::firstWithDataForFile( const QString & S ) {
+    for( QListIterator<ANetNodeInstance> it(*this); 
+         it.current();
+         ++it ) {
+      if( it.current()->hasDataForFile( S ) ) {
+        Log(( "Node %s has data for %s\n",
+            it.current()->nodeClass()->name(),
+            S.latin1() ));
+        return it.current();
+      }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 //
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.h
index ca35c27..d3d7b34 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.h
@@ -7,2 +7,3 @@
 #include <qpixmap.h>
+#include <qstringlist.h>
 #include <qobject.h>
@@ -79,28 +80,54 @@ public:
 
-  // pixmap needed for this NetNode
-  virtual const QString pixmapName() = 0;
+    //
+    //
+    // standard methods with sensible default
+    //
+    //
 
-  // description for  this NetNode
-  virtual const QString nodeDescription() = 0;
+    inline int done( void ) 
+      { return Done; }
+    inline void setDone( int D ) 
+      { Done = D; }
 
-  // create a blank instance of a net node
-  virtual ANetNodeInstance * createInstance( void ) = 0;
+    // does this Node provide a Connection
+    inline bool isToplevel( void )
+      { return strcmp( provides(), "fullsetup") == 0 ; }
 
-  // return feature this NetNode provides
-  virtual const char * provides( void ) = 0;
-  virtual const char ** needs( void ) = 0;
+    // set the value of an attribute
+    void setAttribute( QString & Attr, QString & Value ) ;
+    void saveAttributes( QTextStream & TS ) ;
 
-  // generate files specific for this node (if any)
-  virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI ) = 0;
-  // return TRUE if this node has data to be inserted in systemfile
-  // with name S
-  virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S ) = 0;
-  // generate data specific for the device for the system file S
-  // called only IF data was needed
-  virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-      SystemFile & SF, long DevNr ) = 0;
+    // compiled references to 'needed' NetNodes -> needs list
+    inline void setAlternatives( NetNodeList * Alt )
+      { Alternatives = Alt; }
+    inline NetNodeList & alternatives( void ) 
+      { return *Alternatives; }
+
+    //
+    //
+    // Virtual methods with sensible default
+    //
+    //
+
+    // do instances of this noce class have data for this file
+    virtual bool hasDataForFile( const QString & ) 
+      { return 0; }
+
+    // generate instance independent stuff
+    // 0 : data output, 1 no data, 2 error
+    virtual short generateFile( const QString & ,
+                               const QString & ,
+                               QTextStream & ,
+                               long ) 
+      { return 1; }
+
+    // generate instance dependent but profile common stuff
+    // 0 : data output, 1 no data, 2 error
+    virtual short generateFile( const QString & ,
+                               const QString & ,
+                               QTextStream & ,
+                               ANetNodeInstance * ,
+                               long ) 
+      { return 1; }
 
-  // does this Node provide a Connection
-  bool isToplevel( void )
-    { return strcmp( provides(), "fullsetup") == 0 ; }
 
@@ -116,11 +143,24 @@ public:
 
-  // set the value of an attribute
-  void setAttribute( QString & Attr, QString & Value ) ;
-  void saveAttributes( QTextStream & TS ) ;
+    // return list of files that are specific for this node class
+    virtual QStringList * properFiles( void )
+      { return 0; }
 
-  // compiled references to 'needed' NetNodes -> needs list
-  void setAlternatives( NetNodeList * Alt )
-    { Alternatives = Alt; }
-  NetNodeList & alternatives( void ) 
-    { return *Alternatives; }
+    //
+    //
+    // pure virtual methods with sensible default
+    //
+    //
+
+    // pixmap needed for this NetNode
+    virtual const QString pixmapName() = 0;
+
+    // description for  this NetNode
+    virtual const QString nodeDescription() = 0;
+
+    // create a blank instance of a net node
+    virtual ANetNodeInstance * createInstance( void ) = 0;
+
+    // return feature this NetNode provides
+    virtual const char * provides( void ) = 0;
+    virtual const char ** needs( void ) = 0;
 
@@ -134,2 +174,3 @@ private :
   virtual void saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & ) = 0;
+    int Done;
 
@@ -145,23 +186,13 @@ public:
 
-  virtual RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) = 0;
-
-  void setConnection( NodeCollection * NC ) 
-    { Connection = NC; }
-  NodeCollection * connection( void ) 
-    { return Connection; }
-
-  // create edit widget under parent
-  virtual QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent ) = 0;
-  // is given data acceptable
-  virtual QString acceptable( void ) = 0;
+    inline int done( void ) 
+      { return Done; }
+    inline void setDone( int D ) 
+      { Done = D; }
 
   // return data was modified
-  void setModified( bool M ) 
+    inline void setModified( bool M ) 
     {  IsModified = M; }
-  bool isModified( void ) 
+    inline bool isModified( void ) 
     {  return IsModified; }
 
-  // get data from GUI and store in node
-  virtual void commit( void ) = 0;
-
   // get next node
@@ -180,5 +211,5 @@ public:
   // return true if node isntance is NEW and not loaded
-  void setNew( bool IsN ) 
+    inline void setNew( bool IsN ) 
     { IsNew = IsN; }
-  bool isNew( void ) 
+    inline bool isNew( void ) 
     { return IsNew; }
@@ -186,5 +217,5 @@ public:
   // return description for this instance
-  QString & description( void ) 
+    inline QString & description( void ) 
     { return Description; }
-  void setDescription( const QString & S ) 
+    inline void setDescription( const QString & S ) 
     { Description = S; }
@@ -192,22 +223,78 @@ public:
   // pixmap for this instance -> from NetNode
-  const QString pixmapName( void )
+    inline const QString pixmapName( void )
     { return NodeType->pixmapName(); }
 
-  const char * provides( void )
+    inline const char * provides( void )
     { return NodeType->provides(); }
 
-  const char ** needs( void )
+    inline const char ** needs( void )
     { return NodeType->needs(); }
 
-  // returns node specific data -> only useful for 'buddy'
-  virtual void * data( void ) = 0;
+    inline void setConnection( NodeCollection * NC ) 
+      { Connection = NC; }
+    inline NodeCollection * connection( void ) 
+      { return Connection; }
+
+    //
+    //
+    // Virtual methods with sensible defaults
+    //
+    //
 
-  // return TRUE if this node has data to be inserted in systemfile
-  // with name S
-  virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S ) = 0;
 
-  // generate data specific for a profile and for the system file S
-  // called only IF data was needed
-  virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-      SystemFile & SF, long DevNr ) = 0;
+
+    // open proper file identified by S
+    virtual QFile * openFile( const QString & ) 
+      { return 0; }
+
+    // check if this node (or sub nodes) have data for this file
+    virtual bool hasDataForFile( const QString & S ) 
+      { return nodeClass()->hasDataForFile( S ); }
+
+    // generate code specific for this node but embedded
+    // in the section of the parent
+    // this is called within the code of the parent
+    virtual short generateFileEmbedded( const QString & ID,
+                                       const QString & Path,
+                                       QTextStream & TS,
+                                       long DevNr ) 
+      { ANetNodeInstance * NNI = nextNode();
+        return (NNI) ? NNI->generateFileEmbedded( ID, Path, TS, DevNr ) : 1;
+      }
+
+    // generate code specific for this node 
+    // (or find the first node that does)
+    virtual short generateFile( const QString & ID,
+                               const QString & Path,
+                               QTextStream & TS,
+                               long  DevNr ) 
+      { ANetNodeInstance * NNI = nextNode();
+        return (NNI) ? NNI->generateFile( ID, Path, TS, DevNr ) : 1;
+      }
+
+    // return true if this node instance is triggered by this trigger
+    // could be delegated to deeper instances
+    virtual bool triggeredBy( const QString & )
+      { return 0; }
+
+    //
+    //
+    // Pure virtual functions
+    //
+    //
+
+    // return runtime information for this node
+    virtual RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) = 0;
+
+    // create edit widget under parent
+    virtual QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent ) = 0;
+
+    // is given data acceptable
+    virtual QString acceptable( void ) = 0;
+
+    // get data from GUI and store in node
+    virtual void commit( void ) = 0;
+
+    // returns node specific data -> only useful for 'buddy'
+    virtual void * data( void ) = 0;
 
@@ -224,2 +311,3 @@ protected :
   bool      IsNew;
+    int       Done;
 
@@ -284,16 +372,21 @@ public :
 
-      int number( void ) 
+      inline int done( void ) 
+        { return Done; }
+      inline void setDone( int D ) 
+        { Done = D; }
+
+      inline int number( void ) 
         { return Number; }
-      void setNumber( int i ) 
+      inline void setNumber( int i ) 
         { Number = i; }
-      bool isNew( void ) 
+      inline bool isNew( void ) 
         { return IsNew; }
-      void setNew( bool N ) 
+      inline void setNew( bool N ) 
         { IsNew = N ; }
-      bool isModified( void ) 
+      inline bool isModified( void ) 
         { return IsModified; }
-      void setModified( bool N ) 
+      inline void setModified( bool N ) 
         { IsModified = N ; }
 
-      bool handlesInterface( const QString & S ) {
+      inline bool handlesInterface( const QString & S ) {
         return getToplevel()->runtime()->handlesInterface( S );
@@ -301,3 +394,3 @@ public :
 
-      InterfaceInfo * assignedInterface( void ) {
+      inline InterfaceInfo * assignedInterface( void ) {
         return getToplevel()->runtime()->assignedInterface();
@@ -305,3 +398,3 @@ public :
 
-      AsDevice * device() {
+      inline AsDevice * device() {
         return getToplevel()->runtime()->device();
@@ -311,3 +404,3 @@ public :
 
-      State_t state( bool Update = 0 )
+      inline State_t state( bool Update = 0 )
         { Log(( "%s state %d(=%d?)\n", Name.latin1(), CurrentState,
@@ -327,11 +420,11 @@ public :
       QPixmap statePixmap( State_t S );
-      QPixmap statePixmap( bool Update = 0 ) 
+      inline QPixmap statePixmap( bool Update = 0 ) 
         { return statePixmap( state(Update) ); }
       QString stateName( State_t );
-      QString stateName( bool Update = 0 ) 
+      inline QString stateName( bool Update = 0 ) 
         { return stateName( state(Update) ); }
 
-      bool setState( Action_t A, bool Force =0 )
+      inline bool setState( Action_t A, bool Force =0 )
         { return getToplevel()->runtime()->setState( this, A, Force ); }
-      bool canSetState( Action_t A )
+      inline bool canSetState( Action_t A )
         { return getToplevel()->runtime()->canSetState( CurrentState, A ); }
@@ -350,3 +443,3 @@ public :
 
-      const QString & name()
+      inline const QString & name()
         { return Name; }
@@ -355,10 +448,26 @@ public :
 
-      void setName( const QString & N)
+      inline void setName( const QString & N)
         { Name = N; }
 
-      State_t currentState( void )
+      inline State_t currentState( void )
         { return CurrentState; }
-      void setCurrentState( State_t S )
+      inline void setCurrentState( State_t S )
         { CurrentState = S; }
 
+      // return TRUE if this node can have data to be inserted in 
+      // file identified by S
+      bool hasDataForFile( const QString & S );
+      ANetNodeInstance * firstWithDataForFile( const QString & S );
+
+      // generate items for this file -> toplevel call
+      short generateFile( const QString & FID,  // identification of file
+                         const QString & FName, // effective filename of file
+                         QTextStream & TS,  // stream to file
+                         long DN // device number
+                       )
+        { return getToplevel()->generateFile( FID, FName, TS, DN ); }
+
+      bool triggeredBy( const QString & Trigger )
+        { return getToplevel()->triggeredBy( Trigger ); }
+
 private :
@@ -380,2 +489,3 @@ private :
       bool    IsModified;
+      int Done;
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.cpp
index 71e84cd..7ece817 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.cpp
@@ -79,3 +79,3 @@ TheNSResources::TheNSResources( void ) : NodeTypeNameMap(),
     // define system files
-    addSystemFile( new SystemFile( "interfaces", "./interfaces" ) );
+    addSystemFile( "interfaces", "/tmp/interfaces", 1 );
 
@@ -90,3 +90,12 @@ TheNSResources::~TheNSResources( void ) {
 
-void TheNSResources::busy( bool B ) {
+void TheNSResources::addSystemFile( const QString & ID, 
+                                    const QString & P,
+                                    bool KDI ) {
+    if( ! SystemFiles.find( ID ) ) {
+      // new system file
+      SystemFiles.insert( ID, new SystemFile( ID, P, KDI ) ); 
+    } // else existed
+}
+
+void TheNSResources::busy( bool ) {
 /*
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.h
index 55d2f29..16355ba 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.h
@@ -68,4 +68,5 @@ public :
       { return SystemFiles; }
-    void addSystemFile( SystemFile * SF )
-      { SystemFiles.insert( SF->name(), SF ); }
+    void addSystemFile( const QString & ID, 
+                        const QString & P,
+                        bool KDI );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/system.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/system.cpp
index a579396..271e73d 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/system.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/system.cpp
@@ -392,4 +392,7 @@ void VLog( char * Format, ... ) {
       if( logf == (FILE *)0 ) {
-        // logf = fopen( "/tmp/ns2log", "a" );
+        if( getenv("NS2STDERR") ) {
         logf = stderr;
+        } else {
+          logf = fopen( "/tmp/ns2log", "a" );
+        }
         if( ! logf ) {
@@ -413,3 +416,5 @@ void LogClose( void ) {
         fprintf( logf, "____ CLOSE LOGFILE ____\n");
+        if( logf != stderr ) {
         fclose( logf );
+        }
         logf = 0;
@@ -417 +422,8 @@ void LogClose( void ) {
 }
+
+QString removeSpaces( const QString & X ) {
+      QStringList SL;
+
+      SL = QStringList::split( " ", X );
+      return SL.join( "_" );
+}
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.cpp
index b3fc1a5..2b40834 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.cpp
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ QString TemplDir;
 
-SystemFile::SystemFile( const QString & N, const QString & P ){
+SystemFile::SystemFile( const QString & N, 
+                        const QString & P,
+                        bool KDI ){
       Name = N;
@@ -59,2 +61,4 @@ SystemFile::SystemFile( const QString & N, const QString & P ){
       }
+
+      KnowsDeviceInstances = KDI;
 }
@@ -98,3 +102,3 @@ bool SystemFile::preSection( void ) {
         if( ! Fl.open( IO_ReadOnly ) )
-          return 1; // error
+          return 0; // error
         // copy file to this file
@@ -102,3 +106,3 @@ bool SystemFile::preSection( void ) {
       }
-      return 0;
+      return 1;
 }
@@ -109,3 +113,3 @@ bool SystemFile::postSection( void ) {
         if( ! Fl.open( IO_ReadOnly ) )
-          return 1; // error
+          return 0; // error
         // copy file to this file
@@ -113,3 +117,3 @@ bool SystemFile::postSection( void ) {
       }
-      return 0;
+      return 1;
 }
@@ -120,3 +124,3 @@ bool SystemFile::preNodeSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long ) {
         if( ! Fl.open( IO_ReadOnly ) )
-          return 1; // error
+          return 0; // error
         QTextStream TX( &Fl );
@@ -131,3 +135,3 @@ bool SystemFile::preNodeSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long ) {
       }
-      return 0;
+      return 1;
 }
@@ -138,3 +142,3 @@ bool SystemFile::postNodeSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long ) {
         if( ! Fl.open( IO_ReadOnly ) )
-          return 1; // error
+          return 0; // error
         QTextStream TX( &Fl );
@@ -149,3 +153,3 @@ bool SystemFile::postNodeSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long ) {
       }
-      return 0;
+      return 1;
 }
@@ -156,3 +160,3 @@ bool SystemFile::preDeviceSection( ANetNode * NN ) {
         if( ! Fl.open( IO_ReadOnly ) )
-          return 1; // error
+          return 0; // error
         QTextStream TX( &Fl );
@@ -166,3 +170,3 @@ bool SystemFile::preDeviceSection( ANetNode * NN ) {
       }
-      return 0;
+      return 1;
 }
@@ -173,3 +177,3 @@ bool SystemFile::postDeviceSection( ANetNode * NN ) {
         if( ! Fl.open( IO_ReadOnly ) )
-          return 1; // error
+          return 0; // error
         QTextStream TX( &Fl );
@@ -183,3 +187,3 @@ bool SystemFile::postDeviceSection( ANetNode * NN ) {
       }
-      return 0;
+      return 1;
 }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.h
index f57dab0..ceed605 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.h
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@ public :
 
-    SystemFile( const QString & Name, const QString & Path );
+    SystemFile( const QString & Name, 
+                const QString & Path,
+                bool KnowsDevicesInstances );
     ~SystemFile( void );
 
-    const QString & name( void )
+    const QString & name( void ) const
       { return Name; }
+    const QString & path( void ) const
+      { return Path; }
+    bool  knowsDeviceInstances( void ) const
+      { return KnowsDeviceInstances; }
 
@@ -40,2 +46,3 @@ private :
     bool hasPostDeviceSection;
+    bool KnowsDeviceInstances;
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.cpp
index 3b17548..d709c0a 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.cpp
@@ -22,3 +22,2 @@ NetworkSettingsData::NetworkSettingsData( void ) {
     // load settings
-    Force = 0;
     IsModified = 0;
@@ -220,16 +219,5 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::saveSettings( void ) {
 
-QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
-    bool ForceIt;
+QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( void ) {
     QString S = "";
-
-    // include own force flag
-    ForceIt = (Force) ? 1 : ForceReq;
-
-    if( ! ForceIt && ! isModified() )
-      return S;
-
-    // regenerate system files
-    Log( ( "Generating settings from %s\n", CfgFile.latin1()  ));
-
-    { Name2SystemFile_t & SFM = NSResources->systemFiles();
+    Name2SystemFile_t & SFM = NSResources->systemFiles();
       Name2Connection_t & M = NSResources->connections();
@@ -237,47 +225,12 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
       ANetNodeInstance * NNI;
+    ANetNodeInstance * FirstWithData;
       SystemFile * SF;
       AsDevice * CurDev;
-      ANetNode * CurDevNN;
-      bool needToRegenerate = ForceIt;
+    ANetNode * NN, * CurDevNN = 0;
+    long NoOfDevs;
+    long DevCtStart;
+    bool needToGenerate;
 
-      //
-      // check if we need to generate at least one of the system files
-      //
-      if( ! ForceIt ) {
-        for( QDictIterator<SystemFile> sfit(SFM);
-             sfit.current();
-             ++sfit ) {
-          SF = sfit.current();
-
-          // check if there are nodes that are modified and require
-          // data for this system file
-
-          // for all connections
-          for( QDictIterator<NodeCollection> ncit(M);
-               ncit.current();
-               ++ncit ) {
-            NC = ncit.current();
-
-            if( NC->isModified() ) {
-              // does this connection 'touch' this system file ?
-              for( QListIterator<ANetNodeInstance> cncit(*NC); 
-                   cncit.current();
-                   ++cncit ) {
-                NNI = cncit.current();
-                if( ( NNI->nodeClass()->hasDataFor( SF->name() ) ||
-                      NNI->hasDataFor( SF->name() ) 
-                    ) &&
-                    NNI->isModified() ) {
-                  needToRegenerate = 1;
-                  break;
-                }
-              }
-            }
-            if( needToRegenerate )
-              break;
-          }
-          if( needToRegenerate )
-            break;
-        }
-      }
+    // regenerate system files
+    Log( ( "Generating settings from %s\n", CfgFile.latin1()  ));
 
@@ -290,4 +243,3 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
              NNIIt.current();
-             ++NNIIt
-           ){
+           ++NNIIt ) {
           // for all nodes find those that are modified
@@ -295,4 +247,13 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
 
-          if( ForceIt || NNI->isModified() ) {
-            if( NNI->nodeClass()->generateProperFilesFor( NNI ) ) {
+        { // get list of proper files for this nodeclass (if any)
+          QStringList * PF = NNI->nodeClass()->properFiles();
+
+          if( PF ) {
+            for ( QStringList::Iterator it = PF->begin(); 
+                  it != PF->end(); 
+                  ++it ) {
+              QFile * F = NNI->openFile( (*it) );
+              if( F ) {
+                QTextStream TS( F );
+                if( NNI->generateFile( (*it), F->name(), TS, -1 ) == 2 ) {
               // problem generating
@@ -301,4 +262,9 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
                       arg(NNI->nodeClass()->name()) ;
+                  delete F;
               return S;
             }
+                delete F;
+              }
+            }
+          }
           }
@@ -315,32 +281,47 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
 
-        Log( ( "Generating %s\n", SF->name().latin1() ));
-        SF->open();
+      // reset all 
+      for( QDictIterator<NetNode_t> nnit( NSResources->netNodes() );
+           nnit.current();
+           ++nnit ) {
+        nnit.current()->NetNode->setDone(0);
+      }
 
-        do { // so we can break;
+      for( QDictIterator<ANetNodeInstance> nniit(
+                  NSResources->netNodeInstances() );
+           nniit.current();
+           ++nniit ) {
+        nniit.current()->setDone(0);
+      }
 
-          // global presection for this system file
-          if( SF->preSection() ) {
-            S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                                 "<p>Error in preSection for file \"%1\"</p>" ).
-                arg( SF->name() );
-            return S;
+      for( QDictIterator<NodeCollection> ncit(M);
+           ncit.current();
+           ++ncit ) {
+        ncit.current()->setDone(0);
           }
 
-          // find all netnodes and figure out if
-          // for that node there are instances 
-          for( QDictIterator<NetNode_t> nnit(
-                      NSResources->netNodes() );
-               nnit.current();
+      Log( ( "Generating %s\n", SF->name().latin1() ));
+
+      needToGenerate = 0;
+
+      // are there netnodes that have instances and need 
+      // to write data in this system file ?
+      for( QDictIterator<NetNode_t> nnit( NSResources->netNodes() );
+           ! needToGenerate && nnit.current();
                ++nnit ) {
 
-            CurDevNN = nnit.current()->NetNode;
+        NN = nnit.current()->NetNode;
+
+        if( NN->hasDataForFile( SF->name() ) ) {
+          // netnode can have data
 
-            // are there instances for this netnode ? 
-            NNI = 0;
+          // are there instances of this node ?
             for( QDictIterator<ANetNodeInstance> nniit(
                         NSResources->netNodeInstances() );
-                 nniit.current();
+               ! needToGenerate && nniit.current();
                  ++nniit ) {
-              if( nniit.current()->nodeClass() == CurDevNN ) { 
-                NNI = nniit.current();
+            if( nniit.current()->nodeClass() == NN ) {
+              // yes
+              Log(("Node %s has data\n",
+                  nniit.current()->name() ));
+              needToGenerate = 1;
                 break;
@@ -348,25 +329,167 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
             }
+        }
+      }
 
-            if( ! NNI )
-              // no instances -> next netnode type
+      if( ! needToGenerate ) {
+        // no instances found that might need to write data
+        // in this systemfile
+        Log(("No nodes for systemfile %s\n", SF->name().latin1() ));
               continue;
+      }
+
+      // ok generate this system file
+      SF->open();
 
-            // has this node data for this system file ?
-            if( (CurDev = NNI->runtime()->asDevice() ) ) {
-              // generate start for this nodetype for all possible devices of this type
-              for( int i = 0; i < CurDevNN->instanceCount(); i ++ ) {
-                S = generateSystemFileNode( *SF, CurDev, NNI, i );
-                if( ! S.isEmpty() )
+      // global presection for this system file
+      if( ! SF->preSection() ) {
+        S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
+                             "<p>Error in section \"Preamble\" for file \"%1\"</p>" ).
+            arg( SF->name() );
                   return S;
               }
-            } else {
-              S = generateSystemFileNode( *SF, 0, NNI, -1 );
-              if( ! S.isEmpty() )
+
+      // find connections that want to write to this file
+      for( QDictIterator<NodeCollection> ncit(M);
+           ncit.current();
+           ++ncit ) {
+
+        NC = ncit.current();
+
+        if( NC->done() ) {
+          // already done
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        if( ! NC->hasDataForFile( SF->name() ) ) {
+          // no data
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        Log(("Generating %s for connection %s\n",
+              SF->name().latin1(), NC->name().latin1() ));
+        // find highest item that wants to write data to this file
+        FirstWithData = NC->firstWithDataForFile( SF->name() );
+
+        // find device on which this connection works
+        CurDev = NC->device();
+        // class of that node
+        CurDevNN = CurDev->netNode()->nodeClass();
+
+        Log(( "%s is done %d\n",
+          FirstWithData->nodeClass()->name(),
+          FirstWithData->nodeClass()->done() ));
+
+        if( ! FirstWithData->nodeClass()->done() ) {
+          // generate fixed part 
+          if( ! SF->preDeviceSection( CurDevNN ) ) {
+            S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
+                                 "<p>Error in section \"Pre-Device\" for file \"%1\"</p>" ).
+                arg( SF->name() );
                 return S;
             }
+
+          if( FirstWithData->nodeClass()->generateFile( 
+                        SF->name(), SF->path(), *SF, -1 ) == 2 ) {
+            S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
+              "<p>Error in section \"Common\" for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
+                arg( SF->name() ).
+                arg( CurDevNN->name() );
+            return S;
+          }
+          FirstWithData->nodeClass()->setDone( 1 );
+        }
+
+        NoOfDevs = 0;
+        DevCtStart = -1;
+
+        if( SF->knowsDeviceInstances() ) {
+          DevCtStart = 0;
+          NoOfDevs = CurDevNN->instanceCount();
           }
 
-          if( SF->postSection() ) {
+        Log(( "Node %s is done %d\n",
+          CurDev->netNode()->nodeClass()->name(),
+          CurDev->netNode()->nodeClass()->done() ));
+
+        if( ! CurDev->netNode()->nodeClass()->done() ) {
+          // first time this device is handled
+          // generate common device specific part
+          for( int i = DevCtStart; i < NoOfDevs ; i ++ ) {
+
+            if( FirstWithData->nodeClass()->generateFile( 
+                SF->name(), SF->path(), *SF, CurDev->netNode(), i ) == 2 ) {
             S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                    "<p>Error in postSection for file \"%1\"</p>" ).
+                "<p>Error in section \"Device\" for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
+                  arg( SF->name() ).
+                  arg( CurDevNN->name() );
+              return S;
+            }
+          }
+          CurDev->netNode()->nodeClass()->setDone( 1 );
+        }
+
+        // generate profile specific info
+        // for all nodeconnections that work on the same device
+        for( QDictIterator<NodeCollection> ncit2(M);
+             ncit2.current();
+             ++ncit2 ) {
+
+          if( ncit2.current()->device() != CurDev ) {
+            // different device
+            continue;
+          }
+
+          Log(("Connection %s of same family\n", ncit2.current()->name().latin1() ));
+          // generate 
+          NNI = ncit2.current()->firstWithDataForFile( SF->name() );
+          for( int i = DevCtStart; i < NoOfDevs ; i ++ ) {
+            if( ! SF->preNodeSection( NNI, i ) ) {
+              S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
+                  "<p>Error in \"Pre-Node Part\" for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
+                  arg( SF->name() ).
+                  arg( CurDevNN->name() );
+              return S;
+            }
+
+            switch( NNI->generateFile( 
+                          SF->name(), SF->path(), *SF, i ) ) {
+              case 0 :
+                (*SF) << endl;
+                break;
+              case 1 :
+                break;
+              case 2 :
+                S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
+                  "<p>Error in section \"Node\" for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
+                    arg( SF->name() ).
+                    arg( CurDevNN->name() );
+                return S;
+            }
+
+            if( ! SF->postNodeSection( NNI, i ) ) {
+              S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
+                  "<p>Error in \"Post-Node Part\" for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
+                  arg( SF->name() ).
+                  arg( CurDevNN->name() );
+              return S;
+            }
+          }
+
+          ncit2.current()->setDone( 1 );
+
+        }
+      }
+
+      if( ! SF->postDeviceSection( CurDevNN ) ) {
+        S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
+            "<p>Error in section \"Post-Device\" for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
+                arg( SF->name() ).
+                arg( CurDevNN->name() );
+        return S;
+      }
+
+
+      if( ! SF->postSection() ) {
+        S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
+                "<p>Error in section \"Closure\" for file \"%1\"</p>" ).
                       arg( SF->name() );
@@ -375,7 +498,5 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
 
-        } while( 0 );
+      // end of file
         SF->close();
       }
-    }
-    Force = 0;
     return S;
@@ -465,5 +586,3 @@ bool NetworkSettingsData::canStart( const char * Interface ) {
 bool NetworkSettingsData::regenerate( void ) {
-    QString S;
-    // load situation
-    S = generateSettings( TRUE );
+    QString S = generateSettings();
     if( ! S.isEmpty() ) {
@@ -474,100 +593 @@ bool NetworkSettingsData::regenerate( void ) {
 }
-
-QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSystemFileNode(
-        SystemFile &SF,
-        AsDevice * CurDev,
-        ANetNodeInstance * DevNNI,
-        long DevInstNr ) {
-
-      QString S="";
-      ANetNode * CurDevNN = DevNNI->nodeClass();
-      Name2Connection_t & M = NSResources->connections();
-
-      if( SF.preDeviceSection( CurDevNN ) ) {
-        S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-            "<p>Error in \"Pre-Device Part\" for file \"%1\" and nodetype \"%2\"</p>" ).
-            arg( SF.name() ).
-            arg( CurDevNN->name() );
-        return S;
-      }
-
-      if( CurDevNN->hasDataFor( SF.name() ) ) {
-        if( CurDevNN->generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( SF, DevInstNr ) ) {
-          S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-            "<p>Error in \"Device Part\" for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
-              arg( SF.name() ).
-              arg( CurDevNN->name() );
-          return S;
-        }
-      }
-
-      // now generate profile specific data for all 
-      // connections working on a device of the current
-      // netnode type
-      for( QDictIterator<NodeCollection> ncit(M);
-           ncit.current();
-           ++ncit ) {
-        NodeCollection * NC = ncit.current();
-
-        // currenly only those connections that work on 
-        // the current device (or on no device if no current)
-        AsDevice * Dev = NC->device();
-
-        if( CurDev ) {
-          if( CurDevNN != Dev->netNode()->nodeClass() ) {
-            // other device type -> later
-            continue;
-          }
-        } else {
-          if( Dev ) {
-            // other 
-            continue;
-          }
-        }
-
-        // generate 'entry' 
-        if( SF.preNodeSection( DevNNI, DevInstNr ) ) {
-          S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-              "<p>Error in \"Pre-Node Part\" for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
-              arg( SF.name() ).
-              arg( CurDevNN->name() );
-          return S;
-        }
-
-        // ask all nodes in connection 
-        for( QListIterator<ANetNodeInstance> cncit(*NC); 
-             cncit.current();
-             ++cncit ) {
-          ANetNodeInstance * NNI = cncit.current();
-
-          if( NNI->hasDataFor( SF.name() ) ) {
-            if( NNI->generateDataForCommonFile(SF,DevInstNr) ) {
-              S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                "<p>Error in \"Node Part\" for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
-                  arg( SF.name() ).
-                  arg( NNI->nodeClass()->name() );
-              return S;
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-        if( SF.postNodeSection( DevNNI, DevInstNr ) ) {
-          S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-              "<p>Error in \"Post-Node Part\" for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
-                  arg( SF.name() ).
-                  arg( CurDevNN->name() );
-          return S;
-        }
-        SF << endl;
-      }
-
-      if( SF.postDeviceSection( CurDevNN ) ) {
-        S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-            "<p>Error in \"Post-Device Part\" for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
-                arg( SF.name() ).
-                arg( CurDevNN->name() );
-        return S;
-      }
-
-      return S;
-}
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.h
index 57eb722..507185e 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.h
@@ -15,3 +15,3 @@ public :
 
-      QString generateSettings( bool Force = FALSE );
+      QString generateSettings( void );
 
@@ -27,14 +27,5 @@ public :
 
-      void forceGeneration( bool m ) 
-        { Force = m; }
-
 private :
 
-      QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSystemFileNode(
-              SystemFile & SF,
-              AsDevice * CurDev,
-              ANetNodeInstance * DevNNI,
-              long DevInstNr );
       bool IsModified;
-      bool Force;
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/PPPAuthGUI.ui b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/PPPAuthGUI.ui
index 826843a..0c5f4c8 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/PPPAuthGUI.ui
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/PPPAuthGUI.ui
@@ -13,3 +13,3 @@
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>249</width>
+            <width>245</width>
             <height>209</height>
@@ -59,3 +59,3 @@
                     <name>margin</name>
-                    <number>0</number>
+                    <number>3</number>
                 </property>
@@ -63,3 +63,3 @@
                     <name>spacing</name>
-                    <number>0</number>
+                    <number>2</number>
                 </property>
@@ -193,2 +193,39 @@
                 <widget>
+                    <class>QLayoutWidget</class>
+                    <property stdset="1">
+                        <name>name</name>
+                        <cstring>Layout3</cstring>
+                    </property>
+                    <hbox>
+                        <property stdset="1">
+                            <name>margin</name>
+                            <number>0</number>
+                        </property>
+                        <property stdset="1">
+                            <name>spacing</name>
+                            <number>6</number>
+                        </property>
+                        <widget>
+                            <class>QRadioButton</class>
+                            <property stdset="1">
+                                <name>name</name>
+                                <cstring>Pap_RB</cstring>
+                            </property>
+                            <property stdset="1">
+                                <name>text</name>
+                                <string>Pap</string>
+                            </property>
+                        </widget>
+                        <widget>
+                            <class>QRadioButton</class>
+                            <property stdset="1">
+                                <name>name</name>
+                                <cstring>Chap_RB</cstring>
+                            </property>
+                            <property stdset="1">
+                                <name>text</name>
+                                <string>Chap</string>
+                            </property>
+                        </widget>
+                        <widget>
                     <class>QRadioButton</class>
@@ -196,3 +233,3 @@
                         <name>name</name>
-                        <cstring>PapChap_RB</cstring>
+                                <cstring>EAP_RB</cstring>
                     </property>
@@ -200,5 +237,7 @@
                         <name>text</name>
-                        <string>Pap/Chap/EAP</string>
+                                <string>EAP</string>
                     </property>
                 </widget>
+                    </hbox>
+                </widget>
                 <widget>
@@ -277,5 +316,5 @@
                                     <name>spacing</name>
-                                    <number>1</number>
+                                    <number>2</number>
                                 </property>
-                                <widget row="2"  column="0" >
+                                <widget row="1"  column="0" >
                                     <class>QLabel</class>
@@ -290,3 +329,3 @@
                                 </widget>
-                                <widget row="3"  column="0" >
+                                <widget row="2"  column="0" >
                                     <class>QLabel</class>
@@ -301,32 +340,7 @@
                                 </widget>
-                                <widget row="0"  column="1" >
-                                    <class>QComboBox</class>
-                                    <item>
-                                        <property>
-                                            <name>text</name>
-                                            <string>PAP</string>
-                                        </property>
-                                    </item>
-                                    <item>
-                                        <property>
-                                            <name>text</name>
-                                            <string>CHAP</string>
-                                        </property>
-                                    </item>
-                                    <item>
-                                        <property>
-                                            <name>text</name>
-                                            <string>EAP</string>
-                                        </property>
-                                    </item>
-                                    <property stdset="1">
-                                        <name>name</name>
-                                        <cstring>AuthMethod_CB</cstring>
-                                    </property>
-                                </widget>
-                                <widget row="1"  column="0" >
-                                    <class>QLabel</class>
+                                <widget row="1"  column="1" >
+                                    <class>QLineEdit</class>
                                     <property stdset="1">
                                         <name>name</name>
-                                        <cstring>TextLabel1</cstring>
+                                        <cstring>Server_LE</cstring>
                                     </property>
@@ -334,17 +348,13 @@
                                         <name>text</name>
-                                        <string>Client</string>
+                                        <string>*</string>
                                     </property>
                                 </widget>
-                                <widget row="0"  column="0" >
-                                    <class>QLabel</class>
+                                <widget row="2"  column="1" >
+                                    <class>QLineEdit</class>
                                     <property stdset="1">
                                         <name>name</name>
-                                        <cstring>TextLabel1_4</cstring>
-                                    </property>
-                                    <property stdset="1">
-                                        <name>text</name>
-                                        <string>Method</string>
+                                        <cstring>Secret_LE</cstring>
                                     </property>
                                 </widget>
-                                <widget row="1"  column="1"  rowspan="1"  colspan="2" >
+                                <widget row="0"  column="1" >
                                     <class>QLineEdit</class>
@@ -359,7 +369,7 @@
                                 </widget>
-                                <widget row="2"  column="1"  rowspan="1"  colspan="2" >
-                                    <class>QLineEdit</class>
+                                <widget row="0"  column="0" >
+                                    <class>QLabel</class>
                                     <property stdset="1">
                                         <name>name</name>
-                                        <cstring>Server_LE</cstring>
+                                        <cstring>TextLabel1</cstring>
                                     </property>
@@ -367,33 +377,5 @@
                                         <name>text</name>
-                                        <string>*</string>
-                                    </property>
-                                </widget>
-                                <widget row="3"  column="1"  rowspan="1"  colspan="2" >
-                                    <class>QLineEdit</class>
-                                    <property stdset="1">
-                                        <name>name</name>
-                                        <cstring>Secret_LE</cstring>
+                                        <string>Client</string>
                                     </property>
                                 </widget>
-                                <spacer row="0"  column="2" >
-                                    <property>
-                                        <name>name</name>
-                                        <cstring>Spacer7</cstring>
-                                    </property>
-                                    <property stdset="1">
-                                        <name>orientation</name>
-                                        <enum>Horizontal</enum>
-                                    </property>
-                                    <property stdset="1">
-                                        <name>sizeType</name>
-                                        <enum>Expanding</enum>
-                                    </property>
-                                    <property>
-                                        <name>sizeHint</name>
-                                        <size>
-                                            <width>20</width>
-                                            <height>20</height>
-                                        </size>
-                                    </property>
-                                </spacer>
                             </grid>
@@ -419,3 +401,3 @@
     <connection>
-        <sender>PapChap_RB</sender>
+        <sender>Pap_RB</sender>
         <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
@@ -430,2 +412,14 @@
     </connection>
+    <connection>
+        <sender>Chap_RB</sender>
+        <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
+        <receiver>GroupBox3</receiver>
+        <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
+    </connection>
+    <connection>
+        <sender>EAP_RB</sender>
+        <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
+        <receiver>GroupBox3</receiver>
+        <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
+    </connection>
 </connections>
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/PPPAuthedit.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/PPPAuthedit.cpp
index f305cc4..450d560 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/PPPAuthedit.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/PPPAuthedit.cpp
@@ -11,2 +11,9 @@ PPPAuthEdit::PPPAuthEdit( QWidget * Parent ) : PPPAuthGUI( Parent ){
 
+bool PPPAuthEdit::PAP_Checked( void ) {
+      return ( Pap_RB->isChecked() ||
+               Chap_RB->isChecked() ||
+               EAP_RB->isChecked() 
+             );
+}
+
 QString PPPAuthEdit::acceptable( void ) {
@@ -21,3 +28,3 @@ QString PPPAuthEdit::acceptable( void ) {
         return tr("Password expect missing");
-    } else if( PapChap_RB->isChecked() ) {
+    } else if( PAP_Checked() ) {
       if( Client_LE->text().isEmpty() )
@@ -36,3 +43,3 @@ bool PPPAuthEdit::commit( PPPData_t & D ) {
     if( ( D.Auth.Mode == 0 && ! Login_RB->isChecked() ) ||
-        ( D.Auth.Mode == 1 && ! PapChap_RB->isChecked() ) ||
+        ( D.Auth.Mode == 1 && ! PAP_Checked() ) ||
         ( D.Auth.Mode == 2 && ! Terminal_RB->isChecked() ) ) {
@@ -42,4 +49,3 @@ bool PPPAuthEdit::commit( PPPData_t & D ) {
                     0 :
-                    ( ( PapChap_RB->isChecked() ) ? 
-                      1 : 2 );
+                    ( PAP_Checked() ) ? 1 : 2;
     }
@@ -51,3 +57,3 @@ bool PPPAuthEdit::commit( PPPData_t & D ) {
       TXTM( D.Auth.Password.Send, PasswordSend_LE, SM );
-    } else if( PapChap_RB->isChecked() ) {
+    } else if( PAP_Checked() ) {
       TXTM( D.Auth.Client, Client_LE, SM );
@@ -55,3 +61,9 @@ bool PPPAuthEdit::commit( PPPData_t & D ) {
       TXTM( D.Auth.Secret, Secret_LE, SM );
-      CIM( D.Auth.PCEMode, AuthMethod_CB, SM );
+      if( Pap_RB->isChecked() ) {
+        D.Auth.PCEMode = 0;
+      } else if( Chap_RB->isChecked() ) {
+        D.Auth.PCEMode = 1;
+      } else if( EAP_RB->isChecked() ) {
+        D.Auth.PCEMode = 2;
+      }
     }
@@ -64,9 +76,19 @@ void PPPAuthEdit::showData( PPPData_t & D ) {
       case 0 : 
-        Login_RB->isChecked();
+        Login_RB->setChecked( TRUE );
+        break;
+      case 1 : 
+        switch( D.Auth.PCEMode ) {
+          case 0 :
+            Pap_RB->setChecked( TRUE );
         break;
       case 1 : 
-        PapChap_RB->isChecked();
+            Chap_RB->setChecked( TRUE );
         break;
       case 2 : 
-        Terminal_RB->isChecked();
+            EAP_RB->setChecked( TRUE );
+            break;
+        }
+        break;
+      case 2 : 
+        Terminal_RB->setChecked( TRUE );
         break;
@@ -82,4 +104,2 @@ void PPPAuthEdit::showData( PPPData_t & D ) {
     Secret_LE->setText( D.Auth.Secret );
-
-    AuthMethod_CB->setCurrentItem( D.Auth.PCEMode );
 }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/PPPAuthedit.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/PPPAuthedit.h
index cbd540e..2392569 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/PPPAuthedit.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/PPPAuthedit.h
@@ -11,2 +11,4 @@ public :
     void showData( PPPData_t & Data );
+    bool PAP_Checked( void );
+
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.cpp
index b7edf87..ff4465c 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.cpp
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+#include <qfile.h>
+#include <qtextstream.h>
 #include "ppp_NN.h"
@@ -3,2 +5,4 @@
 
+QStringList * PPPNetNode::ProperFiles = 0;
+
 static const char * PPPNeeds[] = 
@@ -13,2 +17,13 @@ static const char * PPPNeeds[] =
 PPPNetNode::PPPNetNode() : ANetNode(tr("PPP Connection")) {
+
+      // proper files : will leak
+      ProperFiles =new QStringList;
+      *ProperFiles << "peers";
+      *ProperFiles << "chatscript";
+
+      // system files
+      NSResources->addSystemFile( 
+        "pap-secrets", "/tmp/pap-secrets", 0 );
+      NSResources->addSystemFile( 
+        "chap-secrets", "/tmp/chap-secrets", 0 );
 }
@@ -41,11 +56,13 @@ const char * PPPNetNode::provides( void ) {
 
-bool PPPNetNode::generateProperFilesFor( 
-            ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 0;
+QStringList * PPPNetNode::properFiles( void ) {
+      return ProperFiles;
+
 }
 
-bool PPPNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ) {
-      return 0;
+// need to generate :
+//      /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
+//      /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
+bool PPPNetNode::hasDataForFile( const QString & S ) {
+      return S == "pap-secrets" || 
+             S == "chap-secrets" ;
 }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.h
index b1483c4..249be5a 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.h
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ public:
 
-    virtual const QString nodeDescription() ;
+      virtual bool hasDataForFile( const QString & S );
 
+      virtual const QString nodeDescription() ;
     virtual ANetNodeInstance * createInstance( void );
-
     virtual const char ** needs( void );
@@ -26,9 +26,4 @@ public:
 
-    virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-      { return 0; }
-    virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
-
     virtual QString genNic( long NicNr );
+      virtual QStringList * properFiles( void );
 
@@ -38,2 +33,4 @@ private:
       virtual void saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & TS );
+
+      static QStringList * ProperFiles;
 };
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.cpp
index d0fd31c..ba639de 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.cpp
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+#include <qfile.h>
+#include <qfileinfo.h>
 #include "PPPedit.h"
@@ -115,7 +117,105 @@ void APPP::commit( void ) {
 
-bool APPP::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long) {
-      return 1;
+QFile * APPP::openFile( const QString & ID ) {
+      QFile * F = 0;
+      QString S;
+
+      if( ID == "peers" ) {
+        S = removeSpaces( QString("/tmp/") + connection()->name() );
+
+        F = new QFile( S );
+
+        if( ! F->open( IO_WriteOnly ) ) {
+          Log(("Cannot open file %s\n", S.latin1() ));
+          return 0;
 }
+      } else if ( ID == "chatscripts" ) {
+        S = removeSpaces( QString("/tmp/") + connection()->name() + ".chat" );
+        F = new QFile( S );
 
+        if( ! F->open( IO_WriteOnly ) ) {
+          Log(("Cannot open file %s\n", S.latin1() ));
+          return 0;
+        }
+      }
+      if( F ) {
+        Log(("Generate proper file %s = %s\n", 
+              ID.latin1(), F->name().latin1()));
+      }
+      return F;
+}
+
+short APPP::generateFile( const QString & ID,
+                         const QString & Path,
+                         QTextStream & TS,
+                         long DevNr ) {
+    short rvl, rvd;
+
+    rvl = 1;
+    rvd = 1;
+
+    if( ID == "pap-secrets" ) {
+      Log(("Generate PPP for %s\n", ID.latin1() ));
+      if( Data.Auth.Mode == 1 && Data.Auth.PCEMode == 0 ) {
+        TS << "# secrets for " 
+           << connection()->name().latin1() 
+           << endl;
+        TS << Data.Auth.Client 
+           << " " 
+           << Data.Auth.Server 
+           << " " 
+           << Data.Auth.Secret
+           << endl;
+        rvl = 0;
+        rvd = connection()->getToplevel()->generateFileEmbedded( 
+                ID, Path, TS, DevNr );
+      }
+    } else if( ID == "chap-secrets" ) {
+      Log(("Generate PPP for %s\n", ID.latin1() ));
+      if( Data.Auth.Mode == 1 && Data.Auth.PCEMode != 0 ) {
+        // used for both EAP and Chap
+        TS << "# secrets for "
+           << connection()->name().latin1() 
+           << endl;
+        TS << Data.Auth.Client 
+           << " " 
+           << Data.Auth.Server 
+           << " " 
+           << Data.Auth.Secret
+           << endl;
+
+        rvl = 0;
+        rvd = connection()->getToplevel()->generateFileEmbedded( 
+            ID, Path, TS, DevNr );
+      }
+    } else if ( ID == "peers" ) {
+      QFileInfo FI(Path);
+      Log(("Generate PPP for %s\n", ID.latin1() ));
+
+      TS << "connect \"/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/"
+         << FI.baseName()
+         << ".chat\""
+         << endl;
+
+      if( Data.IP.GWIsDefault ) {
+        TS << "defaultroute" 
+           << endl;
+      }
+
+      TS << "linkname "
+         << removeSpaces( ID.latin1() )
+         << endl;
+
+      // insert other data here
+      rvl = 0;
+      rvd = connection()->getToplevel()->generateFileEmbedded(
+            ID, Path, TS, DevNr );
+    } else if ( ID == "chatscripts" ) {
+      Log(("Generate PPP for %s\n", ID.latin1() ));
+      rvl = 0;
+      rvd = connection()->getToplevel()->generateFileEmbedded(
+            ID, Path, TS, DevNr );
+    }
+
+    return (rvd == 2 || rvl == 2 ) ? 2 :
+           (rvd == 0 || rvl == 0 ) ? 0 : 1;
+}
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.h
index 989c2f0..0bf8fa9 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.h
@@ -9,2 +9,3 @@ class PPPNetNode;
 class PPPEdit;
+class QTextStream;
 
@@ -16,9 +17,6 @@ public :
 
-      QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent );
-      QString acceptable( void );
-      void commit( void );
-
       RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
-        { if( RT == 0 ) 
+        { if( RT == 0 ) {
             RT = new PPPRun( this, Data );
+          }
           return RT->runtimeInfo();
@@ -26,2 +24,6 @@ public :
 
+      QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent );
+      QString acceptable( void );
+      void commit( void );
+
       virtual void * data( void ) 
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@ public :
 
-      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-        { return 0; }
+      virtual QFile * openFile( const QString & ID );
+      short generateFile( const QString & ID, 
+                         const QString & Path,
+                         QTextStream & TS,
+                         long DevNr );
 
-      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.cpp
index 59c34a3..945b48d 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.cpp
@@ -11,3 +11,3 @@ static const char * ProfileNeeds[] =
  */
-ProfileNetNode::ProfileNetNode() : ANetNode( tr("Regular profile")) {
+ProfileNetNode::ProfileNetNode() : ANetNode( tr("Regular connection profile")) {
 }
@@ -40,13 +40,2 @@ const char * ProfileNetNode::provides( void ) {
 
-bool ProfileNetNode::generateProperFilesFor( 
-            ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool ProfileNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
 void ProfileNetNode::setSpecificAttribute( QString & , QString & ) {
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.h
index e602bd7..1f1ee2c 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.h
@@ -20,5 +20,3 @@ public:
     virtual const QString nodeDescription() ;
-
     virtual ANetNodeInstance * createInstance( void );
-
     virtual const char ** needs( void );
@@ -26,8 +24,2 @@ public:
 
-    virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-      { return 0; }
-    virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr);
-
 private:
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.cpp
index cb52b2a..f0f0b97 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,26 @@ void AProfile::commit( void ) {
 
-bool AProfile::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long) {
-      return 1;
+short AProfile::generateFileEmbedded( const QString & ID,
+                                     const QString & Path,
+                                     QTextStream & TS,
+                                     long DevNr ) {
+
+      short rvl, rvd;
+
+      rvl = 1;
+
+      if( ID == "interfaces" ) {
+        Log(("Generate Profile for %s\n", ID.latin1() ));
+        if( Data.TriggerVPN ) {
+          // this profile triggers VPN -> insert trigger
+          TS << "  up        networksettings2 --triggervpn" 
+             << endl;
+          rvl = 0;
+        }
 }
+      rvd = ANetNodeInstance::generateFileEmbedded( ID, Path, TS, DevNr );
+      return (rvd == 2 || rvl == 2 ) ? 2 :
+             (rvd == 0 || rvl == 0 ) ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
+
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.h
index 2c2db7f..957f4af 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.h
@@ -16,2 +16,7 @@ public :
 
+      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
+        { return
+            ( RT ) ? RT : ( RT = new ProfileRun( this, Data ) );
+        }
+
       QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent );
@@ -20,10 +25,2 @@ public :
 
-      const QString & description( void ) 
-        { return Data.Description; }
-      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
-        { if( RT == 0 ) 
-            RT = new ProfileRun( this, Data );
-          return RT;
-        }
-
       virtual void * data( void ) 
@@ -31,7 +28,9 @@ public :
 
-      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-        { return 0; }
+      virtual short generateFileEmbedded( const QString & ID,
+                                         const QString & Path,
+                                         QTextStream & TS,
+                                         long DevNr );
 
-      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr);
+      const QString & description( void ) 
+        { return Data.Description; }
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.cpp
index c10a09c..14c479a 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.cpp
@@ -39,25 +39,2 @@ const char * USBNetNode::provides( void ) {
 
-bool USBNetNode::generateProperFilesFor( 
-            ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool USBNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString & S ) {
-      return (S== "interfaces");
-}
-
-bool USBNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & S , 
-                                long DevNr ) {
-    QString NIC = genNic( DevNr );
-
-    if( S.name() == "interfaces" ) {
-      // generate mapping stanza for this interface
-      S << "# check if " << NIC << " can be brought UP" << endl;
-      S << "mapping " << NIC << endl;
-      S << "  script networksettings2-request" << endl << endl;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
 QString USBNetNode::genNic( long ) {
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.h
index fea89f0..73da15a 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.h
@@ -20,5 +20,3 @@ public:
     virtual const QString nodeDescription() ;
-
     virtual ANetNodeInstance * createInstance( void );
-
     virtual const char ** needs( void );
@@ -26,7 +24,2 @@ public:
 
-    virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S);
-    virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
-
     virtual QString genNic( long nr );
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NNI.cpp
index e90204c..50c6e8d 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NNI.cpp
@@ -34,12 +34,16 @@ void AUSB::commit( void ) {
 
-bool AUSB::hasDataFor( const QString & S ) {
-      return (S== "interfaces");
-}
+short AUSB::generateFileEmbedded( const QString & ID,
+                                 const QString & Path,
+                                 QTextStream & TS,
+                                 long DevNr ) {
 
-bool AUSB::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
     QString NIC = runtime()->device()->netNode()->nodeClass()->genNic( DevNr );
+    short rvl, rvd;
+
+    rvl = 1;
 
-    if( S.name() == "interfaces" ) {
+    if( ID == "interfaces" ) {
+      Log(("Generate USB for %s\n", ID.latin1() ));
       // generate mapping stanza for this interface
-      S << "  pre-up " 
+      TS << "  pre-up " 
         << QPEApplication::qpeDir() 
@@ -49,4 +53,9 @@ bool AUSB::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
         << endl;
+      rvl = 0;
     }
-    return 0;
+    rvd = ANetNodeInstance::generateFileEmbedded( ID, Path, TS, DevNr );
+
+    return (rvd == 2 || rvl == 2 ) ? 2 :
+           (rvd == 0 || rvl == 0 ) ? 0 : 1;
+
 }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NNI.h
index d2ee217..fcdfd91 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NNI.h
@@ -16,2 +16,7 @@ public :
 
+      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
+        { return
+            ( RT ) ? RT : ( RT = new USBRun( this, Data ) );
+        }
+
       QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent );
@@ -20,8 +25,2 @@ public :
 
-      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
-        { if( RT == 0 ) 
-            RT = new USBRun( this, Data );
-          return RT;
-        }
-
       virtual void * data( void ) 
@@ -29,5 +28,6 @@ public :
 
-      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S);
-      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
+      virtual short generateFileEmbedded( const QString & ID,
+                                         const QString & Path,
+                                         QTextStream & TS,
+                                         long DevNr );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.cpp
index 6c7b308..9d3b6e7 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.cpp
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@
 static const char * VPNNeeds[] = 
-    { "connection", 
-      0
+    { 0
     };
@@ -40,13 +39,2 @@ const char * VPNNetNode::provides( void ) {
 
-bool VPNNetNode::generateProperFilesFor( 
-            ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool VPNNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
 void VPNNetNode::setSpecificAttribute( QString & , QString & ) {
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.h
index 5b6632e..3c7b5e0 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.h
@@ -20,5 +20,3 @@ public:
     virtual const QString nodeDescription() ;
-
     virtual ANetNodeInstance * createInstance( void );
-
     virtual const char ** needs( void );
@@ -26,8 +24,2 @@ public:
 
-    virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-      { return 0; }
-    virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
-
 private:
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NNI.cpp
index ee999e8..6c20aeb 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NNI.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30 @@ void AVPN::commit( void ) {
 
-bool AVPN::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long) {
-      return 1;
-}
-
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NNI.h
index c3eb016..aee5891 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NNI.h
@@ -16,2 +16,7 @@ public :
 
+      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
+        { return
+            ( RT ) ? RT : ( RT = new VPNRun( this, Data ) );
+        }
+
       QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent );
@@ -20,8 +25,2 @@ public :
 
-      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
-        { if( RT == 0 ) 
-            RT = new VPNRun( this, Data );
-          return RT;
-        }
-
       virtual void * data( void ) 
@@ -29,6 +28,3 @@ public :
 
-      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-        { return 0; }
-      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
+
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.cpp
index ce8a734..e4c3f60 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.cpp
@@ -40,25 +40,2 @@ const char * WLanNetNode::provides( void ) {
 
-bool WLanNetNode::generateProperFilesFor( 
-            ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool WLanNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString & S ) {
-      return S == "interfaces";
-}
-
-bool WLanNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & S, 
-                                long DevNr ) {
-      QString NIC = genNic( DevNr );
-
-      if( S.name() == "interfaces" ) {
-        // generate mapping stanza for this interface
-        S << "# check if " << NIC << " can be brought UP" << endl;
-        S << "mapping " << NIC << endl;
-        S << "  script networksettings2-request" << endl << endl;
-      }
-      return 0;
-}
-
 QString WLanNetNode::genNic( long nr ) { 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.h
index b5ff3fd..c13c05c 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.h
@@ -20,5 +20,3 @@ public:
     virtual const QString nodeDescription() ;
-
     virtual ANetNodeInstance * createInstance( void );
-
     virtual const char ** needs( void );
@@ -26,11 +24,4 @@ public:
 
-    virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S );
-    virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
-
     virtual long instanceCount( void )
       { return InstanceCount; }
-
     virtual QString genNic( long );
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.cpp
index 61969f2..0e4fc4c 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,14 @@ void AWLan::commit( void ) {
 
-bool AWLan::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & S, 
-                                long ) {
+short AWLan::generateFileEmbedded( const QString & ID,
+                                  const QString & Path,
+                                  QTextStream & TS,
+                                  long DevNr ) {
 
-      S << "  wireless_essid \""
+      short rvl, rvd;
+
+      rvl = 1;
+
+      if( ID == "interfaces" ) {
+        Log(("Generate WLanNNI for %s\n", ID.latin1() ));
+        TS << "  wireless_essid \""
         << Data.ESSID
@@ -95,3 +102,3 @@ bool AWLan::generateDataForCommonFile(
             Buf[99] = '\0'; // just to make sure
-            S << "  wireless_nick "  
+              TS << "  wireless_nick "  
               << Buf
@@ -100,3 +107,3 @@ bool AWLan::generateDataForCommonFile(
         } else {
-          S << "  wireless_nick \""  
+            TS << "  wireless_nick \""  
             << Data.NodeName
@@ -107,6 +114,5 @@ bool AWLan::generateDataForCommonFile(
 
-      char * M;
+        char * M = "Auto";
       switch ( Data.Mode ) {
         case 0 : 
-          M = "Auto";
           break;
@@ -120,3 +126,3 @@ bool AWLan::generateDataForCommonFile(
 
-      S << "  wireless_mode "
+        TS << "  wireless_mode "
         << M
@@ -126,3 +132,3 @@ bool AWLan::generateDataForCommonFile(
           if( ! Data.Key[i].isEmpty() ) {
-            S << "  wireless_key"
+              TS << "  wireless_key"
               << i
@@ -133,3 +139,3 @@ bool AWLan::generateDataForCommonFile(
         }
-        S << "  wireless_keymode "
+          TS << "  wireless_keymode "
           << ((Data.AcceptNonEncrypted) ? "open" : "restricted")
@@ -137,3 +143,8 @@ bool AWLan::generateDataForCommonFile(
       }
-      return 0;
+        rvl = 0;
+      }
+      rvd = ANetNodeInstance::generateFileEmbedded( ID, Path, TS, DevNr);
+
+      return (rvd == 2 || rvl == 2 ) ? 2 :
+             (rvd == 0 || rvl == 0 ) ? 0 : 1;
 }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.h
index 2211c47..a9be65f 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.h
@@ -16,2 +16,7 @@ public :
 
+      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
+        { return
+            ( RT ) ? RT : ( RT = new WLanRun( this, Data ) );
+        }
+
       QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent );
@@ -20,8 +25,2 @@ public :
 
-      RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) 
-        { if( RT == 0 ) 
-            RT = new WLanRun( this, Data );
-          return RT;
-        }
-
       virtual void  * data( void ) 
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ public :
 
-      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
-        { return 1; }
-      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
+      virtual short generateFileEmbedded( const QString & ID,
+                                         const QString & Path,
+                                         QTextStream & TS,
+                                         long DevNr ); 
+
 protected :