60 files changed, 435 insertions, 505 deletions

diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NNI.h
index a21f574..bb3e7e7 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NNI.h
@@ -29,2 +29,5 @@ public :
 
+      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S );
+      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & SF, long );
+
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEPrun.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEPrun.h
index 347da0c..4a773cd 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEPrun.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEPrun.h
@@ -11,7 +11,2 @@ public :
 
-      virtual long count( void )
-        { return 3; }
-      virtual QString genNic( long nr )
-        { QString S; return S.sprintf( "bnep%ld", nr ); }
-
       virtual AsDevice * asDevice( void ) 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMM_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMM_NNI.h
index 57ff95e..97bd29c 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMM_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothRFCOMM_NNI.h
@@ -29,2 +29,5 @@ public :
 
+      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S );
+      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & SF, long );
+
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.cpp
index 47272c4..3d1aa69 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.cpp
@@ -51,10 +51,9 @@ bool BluetoothBNEPNetNode::generateProperFilesFor(
 
-bool BluetoothBNEPNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DS ) {
-      return DS && S == "interfaces";
+bool BluetoothBNEPNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString & S ) {
+      return S == "interfaces";
 }
 
-bool BluetoothBNEPNetNode::generateDataForCommonFile( 
+bool BluetoothBNEPNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
                                 SystemFile & , 
-                                long ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
+                                long ) {
       return 1;
@@ -62,7 +61,5 @@ bool BluetoothBNEPNetNode::generateDataForCommonFile(
 
-bool BluetoothBNEPNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 1;
+QString BluetoothBNEPNetNode::genNic( long nr ) { 
+      QString S; 
+      return S.sprintf( "bnep%ld", nr );
 }
@@ -110,3 +107,3 @@ bool BluetoothRFCOMMNetNode::generateProperFilesFor(
 
-bool BluetoothRFCOMMNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString &, bool  ) {
+bool BluetoothRFCOMMNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString &  ) {
       return 0;
@@ -114,6 +111,5 @@ bool BluetoothRFCOMMNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString &, bool  ) {
 
-bool BluetoothRFCOMMNetNode::generateDataForCommonFile( 
+bool BluetoothRFCOMMNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
                                 SystemFile & , 
-                                long,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
+                                long ) {
       return 0;
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.h
index d72b0d4..5cd6c52 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetooth_NN.h
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ public:
     virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DS );
-    virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S );
     virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+        SystemFile & , long DevNr );
+
+    virtual long instanceCount( void )
+      { return 7; }
+    virtual QString genNic( long );
 
@@ -63,7 +65,5 @@ public:
     virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool  );
-    virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S );
     virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+        SystemFile & , long );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.cpp
index 6f62772..a6be4d5 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.cpp
@@ -43,17 +43,5 @@ bool CableNetNode::generateProperFilesFor(
 
-bool CableNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString &, bool  ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool CableNetNode::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 1;
-}
-
 bool CableNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
                                 SystemFile & , 
-                                long ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
+                                long ) {
       return 1;
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.h
index 3875af6..83b98e0 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public:
     virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DS );
-    virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+      { return 0; }
     virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr);
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NNI.cpp
index d26afd1..ca21135 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NNI.cpp
@@ -66 +66,8 @@ 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 0654a5d..bf3e292 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NNI.h
@@ -29,2 +29,7 @@ public :
 
+      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+        { return 0; }
+      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
+          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
+
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/editconnection.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/editconnection.cpp
index ce13573..4bbe502 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/editconnection.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/editconnection.cpp
@@ -106,12 +106,10 @@ NodeCollection * EditConnection::getTmpCollection( void ) {
       // reset collection -> delete all NEW NetNodes
-      { ANetNodeInstance * NNI;
-        for( QListIterator<ANetNodeInstance> it(TmpCollection);
-             it.current();
-             ++it ) {
-          if( it.current()->isNew() ) {
-            delete it.current();
-          }
+      for( QListIterator<ANetNodeInstance> it(TmpCollection);
+           it.current();
+           ++it ) {
+        if( it.current()->isNew() ) {
+          delete it.current();
         }
-        TmpCollection.clear();
       }
+      TmpCollection.clear();
 
@@ -137,3 +135,3 @@ NodeCollection * EditConnection::getTmpCollection( void ) {
                   NNI == 0 ||
-                  NNI->netNode()->nodeName() != it->text(0) ) {
+                  NNI->nodeClass()->nodeName() != it->text(0) ) {
                 // new item not in previous collection
@@ -200,6 +198,6 @@ void EditConnection::setConnection( NodeCollection * NC ) {
           while( it ) {
-            if( NNI && NNI->netNode()->nodeName() == it->text(0) ) {
+            if( NNI && NNI->nodeClass()->nodeName() == it->text(0) ) {
               // this radio is part of the collection
               ((QCheckListItem *)it)->setOn( 1 );
-              updateGUI( it, NNI->netNode() );
+              updateGUI( it, NNI->nodeClass() );
               // check its children
@@ -242,9 +240,6 @@ NodeCollection * EditConnection::connection( void ) {
       // transfer 
-      { ANetNodeInstance * NNI;
-
-        for( QListIterator<ANetNodeInstance> it(TmpCollection);
-             it.current();
-             ++it ) {
-          SelectedNodes->append( it.current() );
-        }
+      for( QListIterator<ANetNodeInstance> it(TmpCollection);
+           it.current();
+           ++it ) {
+        SelectedNodes->append( it.current() );
       }
@@ -450,4 +445,4 @@ void EditConnection::SLOT_AlterTab( const QString & S ) {
             Devices_CB->insertItem(
-                NSResources->getPixmap( NNI->netNode()->pixmapName() ),
-                NNI->netNode()->nodeName()
+                NSResources->getPixmap( NNI->nodeClass()->pixmapName() ),
+                NNI->nodeClass()->nodeName()
             );
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.cpp
index 4347191..96327a5 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.cpp
@@ -43,17 +43,5 @@ bool IRDANetNode::generateProperFilesFor(
 
-bool IRDANetNode::hasDataFor( const QString &, bool  ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool IRDANetNode::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 1;
-}
-
 bool IRDANetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
                                 SystemFile & , 
-                                long ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
+                                long ) {
       return 1;
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.h
index a772f69..a5b6cc5 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public:
     virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DS );
-    virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+        { return 0; }
     virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NNI.cpp
index 78d6ff9..f00a1d5 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NNI.cpp
@@ -30 +30,8 @@ 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 c2d6875..210d87d 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NNI.h
@@ -29,2 +29,7 @@ public :
 
+      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+        { return 0; }
+      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
+          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
+
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.cpp
index 7d36918..480ddf9 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.cpp
@@ -44,11 +44,4 @@ bool LanCardNetNode::generateProperFilesFor(
 
-bool LanCardNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DS ) {
-      return DS && S == "interfaces";
-}
-
-bool LanCardNetNode::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 1;
+bool LanCardNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString & S ) {
+      return S == "interfaces";
 }
@@ -57,5 +50,17 @@ bool LanCardNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile(
                                 SystemFile & S , 
-                                long DevNr ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * NNI ) {
-      return ((ALanCard *)NNI)->generateDeviceDataForCommonFile(S, DevNr);
+                                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 ) { 
+      QString S; 
+      return S.sprintf( "eth%ld", nr );
 }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.h
index 9690c76..dcdd0da 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.h
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ public:
     virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DS );
-    virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S );
     virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
+
+    virtual long instanceCount( void )
+      { return 2; }
+
+    virtual QString genNic( long );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NNI.cpp
index a6401db..5962d52 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NNI.cpp
@@ -45,13 +45,6 @@ void ALanCard::commit( void ) {
 
-bool ALanCard::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
-    AsDevice * Dev = runtime()->device();
-    QString NIC = Dev->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;
+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 16f5f56..4e91523 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NNI.h
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@ public :
 
-      bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr );
-
+      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+        { return 0; }
+      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
+              SystemFile & S, long DevNr );
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancardrun.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancardrun.h
index 8dbd1b1..499b417 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancardrun.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancardrun.h
@@ -16,7 +16,2 @@ public :
 
-      virtual long count( void )
-        { return 2; }
-      virtual QString genNic( long nr )
-        { QString S; return S.sprintf( "eth%ld", nr ); }
-
       virtual AsDevice * device( void ) 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.cpp
index 2807963..65b06ee 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.cpp
@@ -44,17 +44,5 @@ bool ModemNetNode::generateProperFilesFor(
 
-bool ModemNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString &, bool ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool ModemNetNode::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 1;
-}
-
 bool ModemNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
                                 SystemFile & , 
-                                long ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
+                                long ) {
       return 1;
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.h
index bd921c6..49244b2 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public:
     virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DS );
-    virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+      { return 0; }
     virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NNI.cpp
index 91df22b..6c76b56 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NNI.cpp
@@ -31 +31,7 @@ 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 7543e7d..a623704 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NNI.h
@@ -29,2 +29,7 @@ public :
 
+      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+        { return 0; }
+      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
+          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
+
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.cpp
index a6b15c6..4a77e6a 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.cpp
@@ -45,20 +45,5 @@ bool NetworkNetNode::generateProperFilesFor(
 
-bool NetworkNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DS ) {
-      if( ! DS && S == "interfaces" ) {
-        return 1;
-      }
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool NetworkNetNode::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & S, 
-                                long DevNr,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * NNI ) {
-      return ((ANetwork *)NNI)->generateDataForCommonFile(S, DevNr);
-}
-
 bool NetworkNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
                                 SystemFile & , 
-                                long ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
+                                long ) {
       return 1;
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.h
index 62a3f10..59f0526 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public:
     virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DS );
-    virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+      { return 0; }
     virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.cpp
index eac2d66..054385a 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.cpp
@@ -101,5 +101,8 @@ void ANetwork::commit( void ) {
 
+bool ANetwork::hasDataFor( const QString & S ) {
+      return S == "interfaces";
+}
+
 bool ANetwork::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
-    AsDevice * Dev = runtime()->device();
-    QString NIC = Dev->genNic( DevNr );
+    QString NIC = runtime()->device()->netNode()->nodeClass()->genNic( DevNr );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.h
index b98ff6e..0058793 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NNI.h
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ public :
 
-      bool generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr );
+      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S );
+      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
+          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/networkrun.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/networkrun.cpp
index f34fdbf..ddb9a5f 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/networkrun.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/networkrun.cpp
@@ -12,2 +12,3 @@ void NetworkRun::detectState( NodeCollection * NC ) {
       NC->setCurrentState( (( II->IsUp ) ? IsUp : Available) );
+      return;
     }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.cpp
index c3e6572..3ddcbde 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.cpp
@@ -75,3 +75,3 @@ NetworkSettings::~NetworkSettings() {
         0, 
-        tr( "Generating system configuration" ),
+        tr( "In System Config" ),
         S 
@@ -185,3 +185,3 @@ void NetworkSettings::SLOT_EditNode( QListBoxItem * LBI ) {
                   0, 
-                  tr( "Generating system configuration" ),
+                  tr( "In System Config" ),
                   tr( "Name %1 already exists" ).arg(NC->name())
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/asdevice.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/asdevice.h
index 058fc4c..19241c1 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/asdevice.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/asdevice.h
@@ -24,8 +24,2 @@ public :
 
-    // number of device to configure for this Device type
-    virtual long count( void )
-      { return 1; }
-    // generate NIC name of device number ...
-    virtual QString genNic( long NicNr ) = 0;
-
 private :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.cpp
index f040c99..fcc6044 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.cpp
@@ -179,3 +179,3 @@ ANetNodeInstance * NodeCollection::getToplevel( void ) {
       NNI = it.current();
-      if( NNI->netNode()->isToplevel() )
+      if( NNI->nodeClass()->isToplevel() )
         break;
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.h
index f4a5e30..9681c6e 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.h
@@ -97,7 +97,3 @@ public:
   // with name S
-  virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DeviceSpecific ) = 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, ANetNodeInstance * NNI ) = 0;
+  virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S ) = 0;
   // generate data specific for the device for the system file S
@@ -105,3 +101,3 @@ public:
   virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-      SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI ) = 0;
+      SystemFile & SF, long DevNr ) = 0;
 
@@ -111,2 +107,12 @@ public:
 
+  // generate NIC name based on instance nr
+  // only relevant if node instances are devices
+  virtual QString genNic( long ) 
+    { return QString(""); }
+
+  // max number of instances for this node type
+  // only relevant if node instances are devices
+  virtual long instanceCount( void ) 
+    { return 1; }
+
   // compiled references to 'needed' NetNodes -> needs list
@@ -156,3 +162,3 @@ public:
   // return NetNode this is an instance of
-  ANetNode * netNode( void ) 
+  ANetNode * nodeClass( void ) 
       { return NodeType; }
@@ -196,2 +202,11 @@ public:
 
+  // 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;
+
 protected :
@@ -222,9 +237,9 @@ public :
       // downcast implemented by specify runtime classes
-      AsDevice * asDevice( void )
+      virtual AsDevice * asDevice( void )
         { return 0; }
-      AsConnection * asConnection( void )
+      virtual AsConnection * asConnection( void )
         { return 0; }
-      AsLine * asLine( void )
+      virtual AsLine * asLine( void )
         { return 0; }
-      AsFullSetup * asFullSetup( void )
+      virtual AsFullSetup * asFullSetup( void )
         { return 0; }
@@ -390,9 +405,6 @@ public:
     { return 0; }
-  virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString &, bool DS )
+  virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
     { return 0; }
-  virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-      SystemFile & , long , ANetNodeInstance * )
-    {return 1; }
   virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-      SystemFile & , long , ANetNodeInstance * )
+      SystemFile & , long )
     {return 1; }
@@ -436,2 +448,8 @@ public:
 
+  virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+    { return 0; }
+
+  virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & , long )
+    { return 1; }
+
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.cpp
index 394ff52..62bb6af 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.cpp
@@ -126,3 +126,3 @@ bool SystemFile::preNodeSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long ) {
           Out = S.
-              arg(NNI->netNode()->nodeName());
+              arg(NNI->nodeClass()->nodeName());
           (*this) << Out << endl;
@@ -134,3 +134,3 @@ bool SystemFile::preNodeSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long ) {
 
-bool SystemFile::postNodeSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long DevNr ) {
+bool SystemFile::postNodeSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long ) {
       if( hasPostNodeSection ) {
@@ -152,3 +152,3 @@ bool SystemFile::postNodeSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long DevNr ) {
 
-bool SystemFile::preDeviceSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long ) {
+bool SystemFile::preDeviceSection( ANetNode * NN ) {
       if( hasPreDeviceSection ) {
@@ -161,4 +161,3 @@ bool SystemFile::preDeviceSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long ) {
         while( ! TX.eof() ) {
-          Out = S.
-              arg(NNI->netNode()->nodeName());
+          Out = S.arg(NN->nodeName());
           (*this) << Out << endl;
@@ -170,3 +169,3 @@ bool SystemFile::preDeviceSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long ) {
 
-bool SystemFile::postDeviceSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long DevNr ) {
+bool SystemFile::postDeviceSection( ANetNode * NN ) {
       if( hasPostDeviceSection ) {
@@ -179,4 +178,3 @@ bool SystemFile::postDeviceSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long DevNr ) {
         while( ! TX.eof() ) {
-          Out = S.
-              arg(NNI->nodeName());
+          Out = S.arg(NN->nodeName());
           (*this) << Out << endl;
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.h
index 35e0dfc..f57dab0 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/systemfile.h
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ public :
     bool postNodeSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long DevNr );
-    bool preDeviceSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long DevNr );
-    bool postDeviceSection( ANetNodeInstance * NNI, long DevNr );
+    bool preDeviceSection( ANetNode * NN );
+    bool postDeviceSection( ANetNode * NN );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.cpp
index 6541596..eb63e02 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.cpp
@@ -131,3 +131,3 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::saveSettings( void ) {
       ErrS = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-              "<p>Could not save setup to %1 !</p>" ).
+              "<p>Could not save setup to \"%1\" !</p>" ).
         arg(CfgFile);
@@ -151,3 +151,3 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::saveSettings( void ) {
           NNI = nit.current();
-          TS << '[' <<NNI->netNode()->nodeName() << ']' << endl;
+          TS << '[' <<NNI->nodeClass()->nodeName() << ']' << endl;
           NNI->saveAttributes( TS );
@@ -183,3 +183,3 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
     // regenerate system files
-    printf( "Generating settings from %s\n", CfgFile.latin1() );
+    fprintf( stderr, "Generating settings from %s\n", CfgFile.latin1() );
 
@@ -191,2 +191,3 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
       AsDevice * CurDev;
+      ANetNode * CurDevNN;
       bool needToRegenerate = ForceIt;
@@ -217,4 +218,4 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
                 NNI = cncit.current();
-                if( ( NNI->netNode()->hasDataFor( SF->name(), 1 ) ||
-                      NNI->netNode()->hasDataFor( SF->name(), 0 ) 
+                if( ( NNI->nodeClass()->hasDataFor( SF->name() ) ||
+                      NNI->hasDataFor( SF->name() ) 
                     ) &&
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
           if( ForceIt || NNI->isModified() ) {
-            if( ! NNI->netNode()->generateProperFilesFor( NNI ) ) {
+            if( ! NNI->nodeClass()->generateProperFilesFor( NNI ) ) {
               // problem generating
               S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                                   "<p>Cannot generate files proper to %1</p>" ).
-                      arg(NNI->netNode()->nodeName()) ;
+                                   "<p>Cannot generate files proper to \"%1\"</p>" ).
+                      arg(NNI->nodeClass()->nodeName()) ;
               return S;
@@ -274,3 +275,3 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
 
-        printf( "Generating %s\n", SF->name().latin1() );
+        fprintf( stderr, "Generating %s\n", SF->name().latin1() );
         SF->open();
@@ -282,3 +283,3 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
             S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                                 "<p>Error in preSection for file %1</p>" ).
+                                 "<p>Error in preSection for file \"%1\"</p>" ).
                 arg( SF->name() );
@@ -293,21 +294,20 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
                ++nnit ) {
-            ANetNode * NN;
-
-            NN = nnit.current()->NetNode;
-
-              // are there instances ? 
-              NNI = 0;
-              for( QDictIterator<ANetNodeInstance> nniit(
-                          NSResources->netNodeInstances() );
-                   nniit.current();
-                   ++nniit ) {
-                if( nniit.current()->netNode() == NN ) { 
-                  NNI = nniit.current();
-                  break;
-                }
+
+            CurDevNN = nnit.current()->NetNode;
+
+            // are there instances for this netnode ? 
+            NNI = 0;
+            for( QDictIterator<ANetNodeInstance> nniit(
+                        NSResources->netNodeInstances() );
+                 nniit.current();
+                 ++nniit ) {
+              if( nniit.current()->nodeClass() == CurDevNN ) { 
+                NNI = nniit.current();
+                break;
               }
+            }
 
-              if( ! NNI )
-                // no instances
-                continue;
+            if( ! NNI )
+              // no instances -> next netnode type
+              continue;
 
@@ -316,167 +316,11 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
               // generate start for this nodetype for all possible devices of this type
-              for( int i = 0; i < CurDev->count(); i ++ ) {
-                if( SF->preDeviceSection( NNI, i ) ) {
-                  S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                      "<p>Error in preDeviceSection for file %1 and node %2</p>" ).
-                      arg( SF->name() ).
-                      arg( NN->nodeName() );
-                  return S;
-                }
-
-                if( ! NN->hasDataFor( SF->name(), 1 ) ) {
-                  if( NN->generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( *SF, i, NNI ) ) {
-                    S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                      "<p>Error in node part for file %1 and node %2</p>" ).
-                        arg( SF->name() ).
-                        arg( NN->nodeName() );
-                    return S;
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-            } else {
-              // just request this once
-              if( SF->preDeviceSection( NNI, -1 ) ) {
-                S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                    "<p>Error in preDeviceSection for file %1 and node %2</p>" ).
-                    arg( SF->name() ).
-                    arg( NN->nodeName() );
-                return S;
-              }
-
-              if( ! NN->hasDataFor( SF->name(), 1 ) ) {
-                if( NN->generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( *SF, -1, NNI ) ) {
-                  S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                    "<p>Error in node part for file %1 and node %2</p>" ).
-                      arg( SF->name() ).
-                      arg( NN->nodeName() );
-                  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 ) {
-              NC = ncit.current();
-
-              NNI = NC->getToplevel();
-
-              // no output needed
-              if( ! NNI->netNode()->hasDataFor( SF->name(), 0 ) )
-                continue;
-
-              // get the netnode that serves as the device for this
-              // connection
-              AsDevice * Dev = NC->device();
-
-              if( CurDev ) {
-                if( CurDev != Dev ) {
-                  // other device -> later
-                  continue;
-                }
-
-                // generate 'entry' for every combination of device and profile
-                // each node delegates to deeper level
-                for( int i = 0; i < CurDev->count(); i ++ ) {
-                  if( SF->preNodeSection( NNI, i ) ) {
-                    S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                        "<p>Error in preNodeSection for file %1 and node %2</p>" ).
-                        arg( SF->name() ).
-                        arg( NNI->netNode()->nodeName() );
-                    return S;
-                  }
-
-                  // ask all nodes in connection 
-
-                  for( QListIterator<ANetNodeInstance> cncit(*NC); 
-                       cncit.current();
-                       ++cncit ) {
-                    NNI = cncit.current();
-
-                    if( NNI->netNode()->hasDataFor( SF->name(), 0 ) ) {
-                      if( NNI->netNode()->generateDataForCommonFile(*SF,i,NNI) ) {
-                        S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                          "<p>Error in node part for file %1 and node %2</p>" ).
-                            arg( SF->name() ).
-                            arg( NNI->netNode()->nodeName() );
-                        return S;
-                      }
-                    }
-                  }
-
-                  if( SF->postNodeSection( NNI, i ) ) {
-                    S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                        "<p>Error in postNodeSection for file %1 and node %2</p>" ).
-                            arg( SF->name() ).
-                            arg( NNI->netNode()->nodeName() );
-                    return S;
-                  }
-                }
-
-              } else {
-                if( Dev ) {
-                  // other 
-                  continue;
-                }
-
-                // one entry to generate
-                if( SF->preNodeSection( NNI, -1 ) ) {
-                  S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                      "<p>Error in preNodeSection for file %1 and node %2</p>" ).
-                      arg( SF->name() ).
-                      arg( NNI->netNode()->nodeName() );
-                  return S;
-                }
-
-                if( NNI->netNode()->generateDataForCommonFile(*SF,-1,NNI) ) {
-                  S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                    "<p>Error in node part for file %1 and node %2</p>" ).
-                      arg( SF->name() ).
-                      arg( NNI->netNode()->nodeName() );
-                  return S;
-                }
-
-                if( SF->postNodeSection( NNI, -1 ) ) {
-                  S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                      "<p>Error in postNodeSection for file %1 and node %2</p>" ).
-                          arg( SF->name() ).
-                          arg( NNI->netNode()->nodeName() );
-                  return S;
-                }
-              }
-
-              // generated some data
-              if( SF->postNodeSection( NNI, -1 ) ) {
-                S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                    "<p>Error in postNodeSection for file %1 and node %2</p>" ).
-                        arg( SF->name() ).
-                        arg( NNI->netNode()->nodeName() );
-                return S;
-              }
-              *SF << endl;
-            }
-
-            if( CurDev ) {
-              // generate 'entry' for every combination of device and profile
-              // each node delegates to deeper level
-              for( int i = 0; i < CurDev->count(); i ++ ) {
-                if( SF->postDeviceSection( NNI, i ) ) {
-                  S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                      "<p>Error in postDeviceSection for file %1 and node %2</p>" ).
-                          arg( SF->name() ).
-                          arg( NNI->netNode()->nodeName() );
+              for( int i = 0; i < CurDevNN->instanceCount(); i ++ ) {
+                S = generateSystemFileNode( *SF, CurDev, NNI, i );
+                if( ! S.isEmpty() )
                   return S;
-                }
               }
             } else {
-              if( SF->postDeviceSection( NNI, -1 ) ) {
-                S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                    "<p>Error in postDeviceSection for file %1 and node %2</p>" ).
-                        arg( SF->name() ).
-                        arg( NNI->netNode()->nodeName() );
+              S = generateSystemFileNode( *SF, 0, NNI, -1 );
+              if( ! S.isEmpty() )
                 return S;
-              }
             }
@@ -486,3 +330,3 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( bool ForceReq ) {
             S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
-                    "<p>Error in postSection for file %1</p>" ).
+                    "<p>Error in postSection for file \"%1\"</p>" ).
                       arg( SF->name() );
@@ -591 +435,106 @@ 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 preDeviceSection for file \"%1\" and nodetype \"%2\"</p>" ).
+            arg( SF.name() ).
+            arg( CurDevNN->nodeName() );
+        return S;
+      }
+
+      if( CurDevNN->hasDataFor( SF.name() ) ) {
+        if( CurDevNN->generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( SF, DevInstNr ) ) {
+          S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
+            "<p>Error in node Device part for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
+              arg( SF.name() ).
+              arg( CurDevNN->nodeName() );
+          return S;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if( CurDev ) 
+        fprintf( stderr, "Cur %s\n", CurDevNN->nodeName().latin1() );
+      else 
+        fprintf( stderr, "Cur NO\n" );
+
+      // 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();
+
+        fprintf( stderr, "%s\n", Dev->netNode()->nodeName().latin1() );
+        if( CurDev ) {
+          if( CurDevNN != Dev->netNode()->nodeClass() ) {
+            // other device type -> later
+            fprintf( stderr, "Other Dev type\n" );
+            continue;
+          }
+        } else {
+          if( Dev ) {
+            // other 
+            continue;
+          }
+        }
+
+        // generate 'entry' 
+        if( SF.preNodeSection( DevNNI, DevInstNr ) ) {
+          S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
+              "<p>Error in preNodeSection for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
+              arg( SF.name() ).
+              arg( CurDevNN->nodeName() );
+          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()->nodeName() );
+              return S;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        if( SF.postNodeSection( DevNNI, DevInstNr ) ) {
+          S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
+              "<p>Error in postNodeSection for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
+                  arg( SF.name() ).
+                  arg( CurDevNN->nodeName() );
+          return S;
+        }
+        SF << endl;
+      }
+
+      if( SF.postDeviceSection( CurDevNN ) ) {
+        S = qApp->translate( "NetworkSettings", 
+            "<p>Error in postDeviceSection for file \"%1\" and node \"%2\"</p>" ).
+                arg( SF.name() ).
+                arg( CurDevNN->nodeName() );
+        return S;
+      }
+
+      return S;
+}
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.h
index 55f8c71..b54df24 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.h
@@ -31,2 +31,7 @@ private :
 
+      QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSystemFileNode(
+              SystemFile & SF,
+              AsDevice * CurDev,
+              ANetNodeInstance * DevNNI,
+              long DevInstNr );
       bool IsModified;
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.cpp
index 51d17ec..b3f70c5 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.cpp
@@ -46,10 +46,5 @@ bool PPPNetNode::generateProperFilesFor(
 
-bool PPPNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString &, bool  ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool PPPNetNode::generateDataForCommonFile( 
+bool PPPNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
                                 SystemFile & , 
-                                long,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
+                                long ) {
       return 1;
@@ -57,7 +52,5 @@ bool PPPNetNode::generateDataForCommonFile(
 
-bool PPPNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 1;
+QString PPPNetNode::genNic( long NicNr ) { 
+      QString S; 
+      return S.sprintf( "ppp%ld", NicNr ); 
 }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.h
index 8d56e7f..c33f281 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.h
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public:
     virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DS );
-    virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+      { return 0; }
     virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
+
+    virtual QString genNic( long NicNr );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.cpp
index d09ecf9..d0fd31c 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.cpp
@@ -115 +115,7 @@ void APPP::commit( void ) {
 
+bool APPP::generateDataForCommonFile( 
+                                SystemFile & , 
+                                long) {
+      return 1;
+}
+
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.h
index a17721a..989c2f0 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NNI.h
@@ -29,2 +29,7 @@ public :
 
+      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+        { return 0; }
+
+      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
+          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppprun.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppprun.h
index 765aff2..af51fbe 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppprun.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppprun.h
@@ -14,4 +14,2 @@ public :
               PPPData & Data );
-      virtual QString genNic( long NicNr )
-        { QString S; return S.sprintf( "ppp%ld", NicNr ); }
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.cpp
index fcf1ca6..7609cdc 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.cpp
@@ -45,17 +45,5 @@ bool ProfileNetNode::generateProperFilesFor(
 
-bool ProfileNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString &, bool  ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool ProfileNetNode::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 1;
-}
-
 bool ProfileNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
                                 SystemFile & , 
-                                long ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
+                                long ) {
       return 1;
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.h
index b64a6dd..f7c2b22 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public:
     virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DS );
-    virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+      { return 0; }
     virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr);
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.cpp
index bc0118e..5b54aa4 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.cpp
@@ -48 +48,7 @@ void AProfile::commit( void ) {
 
+bool AProfile::generateDataForCommonFile( 
+                                SystemFile & , 
+                                long) {
+      return 1;
+}
+
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.h
index dfeb178..2c2db7f 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NNI.h
@@ -31,2 +31,8 @@ public :
 
+      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+        { return 0; }
+
+      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
+          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr);
+
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.cpp
index be4a2bc..30c72db 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.cpp
@@ -44,3 +44,3 @@ bool USBNetNode::generateProperFilesFor(
 
-bool USBNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool ) {
+bool USBNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString & S ) {
       return (S== "interfaces");
@@ -48,14 +48,18 @@ bool USBNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool ) {
 
-bool USBNetNode::generateDataForCommonFile( 
+bool USBNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
                                 SystemFile & S , 
-                                long DevNr,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * NNI) {
-      return ((AUSB *)NNI)->generateDataForCommonFile(S, DevNr);
+                                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;
 }
 
-bool USBNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & S , 
-                                long DevNr,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * NNI) {
-      return ((AUSB *)NNI)->generateDeviceDataForCommonFile(S, DevNr);
+QString USBNetNode::genNic( long ) {
+    return QString( "usbf" ); 
 }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.h
index 8ff5289..ba22b1c 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DeviceSpec );
-    virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S);
     virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+        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 6fcd6d5..e90204c 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NNI.cpp
@@ -34,16 +34,8 @@ void AUSB::commit( void ) {
 
-bool AUSB::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
-    AsDevice * Dev = runtime()->device();
-    QString NIC = Dev->genNic( DevNr );
-
-    if( S.name() == "interfaces" ) {
-      // generate mapping stanza for this interface
-      S << "  pre-up " << QPEApplication::qpeDir() << "bin/setmacaddress.sh " << NIC << " || true" << endl;
-    }
-    return 0;
+bool AUSB::hasDataFor( const QString & S ) {
+      return (S== "interfaces");
 }
 
-bool AUSB::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
-    AsDevice * Dev = runtime()->device();
-    QString NIC = Dev->genNic( DevNr );
+bool AUSB::generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
+    QString NIC = runtime()->device()->netNode()->nodeClass()->genNic( DevNr );
 
@@ -51,5 +43,8 @@ bool AUSB::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
       // 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;
+      S << "  pre-up " 
+        << QPEApplication::qpeDir() 
+        << "bin/setmacaddress.sh " 
+        << NIC 
+        << " || true" 
+        << endl;
     }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NNI.h
index 5dead36..d2ee217 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NNI.h
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ public :
 
-      bool generateDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr );
-      bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr );
+      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S);
+      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
+          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usbrun.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usbrun.cpp
index 3007e79..4ce6721 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usbrun.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usbrun.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176 @@ bool USBRun::handlesInterface( const QString & S ) {
 
-QString USBRun::genNic( long nr ) {
-    QString S; 
-    S.sprintf( "usbf" ); 
-    return S;
-}
-
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usbrun.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usbrun.h
index 60f9fe8..6c6e4e4 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usbrun.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usbrun.h
@@ -17,6 +17,2 @@ public :
 
-      virtual long count( void )
-        { return 1; }
-      virtual QString genNic( long nr );
-
       virtual AsDevice * device( void ) 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.cpp
index f570fb2..d9aa892 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.cpp
@@ -45,17 +45,5 @@ bool VPNNetNode::generateProperFilesFor(
 
-bool VPNNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString &, bool ) {
-      return 0;
-}
-
-bool VPNNetNode::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile & , 
-                                long,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 1;
-}
-
 bool VPNNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
                                 SystemFile & , 
-                                long ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
+                                long ) {
       return 1;
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.h
index cdb5117..7ce8e3a 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public:
     virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DS );
-    virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+      { return 0; }
     virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NNI.cpp
index 6c20aeb..ee999e8 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NNI.cpp
@@ -30 +30,7 @@ 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 31ce0d6..c3eb016 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NNI.h
@@ -29,2 +29,6 @@ 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 e1e20c0..4e59ac1 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.cpp
@@ -44,11 +44,4 @@ bool WLanNetNode::generateProperFilesFor(
 
-bool WLanNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DS ) {
-      return DS && S == "interfaces";
-}
-
-bool WLanNetNode::generateDataForCommonFile( 
-                                SystemFile &, 
-                                long ,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * ) {
-      return 1;
+bool WLanNetNode::hasDataFor( const QString & S ) {
+      return S == "interfaces";
 }
@@ -57,5 +50,17 @@ bool WLanNetNode::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile(
                                 SystemFile & S, 
-                                long DevNr,
-                                ANetNodeInstance * NNI ) {
-      return ((AWLan *)NNI)->generateDeviceDataForCommonFile(S, DevNr);
+                                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 ) { 
+      QString S; 
+      return S.sprintf( "wlan%ld", nr );
 }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.h
index 9111995..f27e71c 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.h
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ public:
     virtual bool generateProperFilesFor( ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
-    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S, bool DS );
-    virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+
+    virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & S );
     virtual bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( 
-        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr, ANetNodeInstance * NNI );
+        SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
+
+    virtual long instanceCount( void )
+      { return 2; }
+
+    virtual QString genNic( long );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.cpp
index 8b948e0..78e756c 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.cpp
@@ -30,13 +30,7 @@ void AWLan::commit( void ) {
 
-bool AWLan::generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr ) {
-    AsDevice * Dev = runtime()->device();
-    QString NIC = Dev->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;
+bool AWLan::generateDataForCommonFile( 
+                                SystemFile &, 
+                                long ) {
+      return 1;
 }
+
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.h
index e464c84..d861d13 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NNI.h
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@ public :
 
-      bool generateDeviceDataForCommonFile( SystemFile & S, long DevNr );
-
+      virtual bool hasDataFor( const QString & )
+        { return 0; }
+      virtual bool generateDataForCommonFile( 
+          SystemFile & SF, long DevNr );
 protected :
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlanrun.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlanrun.h
index b853262..f46bcb7 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlanrun.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlanrun.h
@@ -16,6 +16,2 @@ public :
 
-      virtual long count( void )
-        { return 2; }
-      virtual QString genNic( long nr )
-        { QString S; return S.sprintf( "wlan%ld", nr ); }
       virtual AsDevice * device( void )