All NS2 libraries are now properly working plugins

21 files changed, 186 insertions, 482 deletions

diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NN.cpp
index 5e4d951..5c2b8b2 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/bluetooth/bluetoothBNEP_NN.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 #include "bluetoothRFCOMM_NNI.h"
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGIN
-
 #include "netnodeinterface.h"
 
-#endif
-
 //
 //
@@ -76,19 +72,4 @@ void BluetoothBNEPNetNode::saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & TS) {
 }
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGIN
-
-extern "C" {
-// create plugin registers both BT functions
-void create_plugin( QList<ANetNode> & PNN ) {
-      PNN.append( new BluetoothBNEPNetNode() );
-      PNN.append( new BluetoothRFCOMMNetNode() );
-}
-
-#else
-
 typedef Opie::Core::MakeTypelist<BluetoothBNEPNetNode,  BluetoothRFCOMMNetNode>::Result BluetoothTypes;
-OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface<BluetoothTypes> )
-
-#endif
-
-}
+OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface_T<BluetoothTypes> )
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.cpp
index 20299e4..58237a1 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/cable/cable_NN.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 #include "cable_NNI.h"
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGIN
-
 #include "netnodeinterface.h"
 
-#endif
-
 static const char * CableNeeds[] = 
     { 0
@@ -54,16 +50,3 @@ void CableNetNode::saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & ) {
 }
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN 
-
-extern "C" {
-void create_plugin( QList<ANetNode> & PNN ) {
-      PNN.append( new CableNetNode() );
-}
-
-#else
-
-OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN(  NetNodeInterface<CableNetNode> )
-
-#endif
-
-}
+OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN(  NetNodeInterface_T<CableNetNode> )
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/editconnection.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/editconnection.cpp
index 3f8a53f..0c3ead6 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/editconnection.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/editconnection.cpp
@@ -322,9 +322,8 @@ void EditConnection::buildFullTree( void ) {
     // find all Nodes that are toplevel nodes -> ie provide
     // TCP/IP Connection
-    for( QDictIterator<NetNode_t> Iter(NSResources->netNodes());
+    for( QDictIterator<ANetNode> Iter(NSResources->netNodes());
          Iter.current();
          ++Iter ) {
-
-      NN = Iter.current()->NetNode;
+      NN = Iter.current();
 
       if( ! NN->isToplevel() ) {
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/gprs/GPRS_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/gprs/GPRS_NN.cpp
index 4415739..e9553a6 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/gprs/GPRS_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/gprs/GPRS_NN.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 #include "GPRS_NNI.h"
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGIN
-
 #include "netnodeinterface.h"
 
-#endif
-
 static const char * GPRSNeeds[] = 
     { "GPRS",
@@ -80,16 +76,3 @@ QStringList GPRSNetNode::properFiles( void ) {
 }
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN 
-
-extern "C" {
-void create_plugin( QList<ANetNode> & PNN ) {
-      PNN.append( new GPRSNetNode() );
-}
-
-#else
-
-OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN(  NetNodeInterface<GPRSNetNode> )
-
-#endif
-
-}
+OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN(  NetNodeInterface_T<GPRSNetNode> )
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.cpp
index 6858157..a1ed686 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/irda/irda_NN.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 #include "irda_NNI.h"
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGIN
-
 #include "netnodeinterface.h"
 
-#endif
-
 static const char * IRDANeeds[] = 
     { 0
@@ -54,16 +50,3 @@ void IRDANetNode::saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & ) {
 }
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN 
-
-extern "C" {
-void create_plugin( QList<ANetNode> & PNN ) {
-      PNN.append( new IRDANetNode() );
-}
-
-#else
-
-OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN(  NetNodeInterface<IRDANetNode> )
-
-#endif
-
-}
+OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN(  NetNodeInterface_T<IRDANetNode> )
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.cpp
index fce3d29..520516c 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/lancard/lancard_NN.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 #include "lancard_NNI.h"
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGIN
-
 #include "netnodeinterface.h"
 
-#endif
-
 static const char * LanCardNeeds[] = 
     { 0
@@ -77,16 +73,3 @@ void LanCardNetNode::saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & TS) {
 }
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN 
-
-extern "C" {
-void create_plugin( QList<ANetNode> & PNN ) {
-      PNN.append( new LanCardNetNode() );
-}
-
-#else
-
-OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface<LanCardNetNode> )
-
-#endif
-
-}
+OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface_T<LanCardNetNode> )
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.cpp
index c7f6e78..e91b45a 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/modem/modem_NN.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 #include "modem_NNI.h"
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGIN
-
 #include "netnodeinterface.h"
 
-#endif
-
 static const char * ModemNeeds[] = 
     { "line",
@@ -55,16 +51,3 @@ void ModemNetNode::saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & ) {
 }
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN 
-
-extern "C" {
-void create_plugin( QList<ANetNode> & PNN ) {
-      PNN.append( new ModemNetNode() );
-}
-
-#else
-
-OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface<ModemNetNode> )
-
-#endif
-
-}
+OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface_T<ModemNetNode> )
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.cpp
index 82d0c29..2fa31bd 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/network/network_NN.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 #include "network_NNI.h"
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGIN
-
 #include "netnodeinterface.h"
 
-#endif
-
 static const char * NetworkNeeds[] = 
     { "device", 
@@ -97,16 +93,3 @@ void NetworkNetNode::saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & ) {
 }
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN 
-
-extern "C" {
-void create_plugin( QList<ANetNode> & PNN ) {
-      PNN.append( new NetworkNetNode() );
-}
-
-#else
-
-OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface<NetworkNetNode> )
-
-#endif
-
-}
+OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface_T<NetworkNetNode> )
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.cpp
index dca6631..9680a96 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings.cpp
@@ -238,5 +238,5 @@ void NetworkSettings::SLOT_EditNode( QListBoxItem * LBI ) {
               // new name -> remove item
               NSResources->removeConnection( OldName );
-              NSResources->addConnection( NC );
+              NSResources->addConnection( NC, 0 );
             } // else not changed
 
@@ -249,5 +249,5 @@ void NetworkSettings::SLOT_EditNode( QListBoxItem * LBI ) {
             // new item
             int ci = Profiles_LB->count();
-            NSResources->addConnection( NC );
+            NSResources->addConnection( NC, 0 );
             NC->setNumber( NSResources->assignConnectionNumber() );
             Profiles_LB->insertItem( NC->devicePixmap(), NC->name() );
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.cpp
index f8f2d1e..f00e0b3 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.cpp
@@ -142,11 +142,15 @@ NodeCollection::NodeCollection( void ) : QList<ANetNodeInstance>() {
     CurrentState = Unchecked;
     AssignedInterface = 0;
+    Number = -1;
+    Done = 0;
 }
 
-NodeCollection::NodeCollection( QTextStream & TS ) :
+NodeCollection::NodeCollection( QTextStream & TS, bool & Dangling ) :
       QList<ANetNodeInstance>() {
     long idx;
-    bool InError = 0;
     QString S, A, N;
+
+    Number = -1;
+    Done = 0;
     IsModified = 0;
     Index = -1;
@@ -156,11 +160,9 @@ NodeCollection::NodeCollection( QTextStream & TS ) :
     CurrentState = Unchecked;
 
+    Dangling = 0; // by default node collection is ok
+
     do {
       S = TS.readLine();
       if( S.isEmpty() ) {
-        if( InError ) {
-          // remove all nodes
-          clear();
-        }
         // empty line
         break;
@@ -182,9 +184,13 @@ NodeCollection::NodeCollection( QTextStream & TS ) :
         ANetNodeInstance * NNI = NSResources->findNodeInstance( N );
         Log(( "Find node %s : %p\n", N.latin1(), NNI ));
-        if( NNI && ! InError ) {
+        if( NNI ) {
           append( NNI );
         } else {
           // could not find a node type -> collection invalid
-          InError = 1;
+          Log(( "Node %s missing -> connection dangling\n", 
+                      N.latin1() ));
+          // create placeholder for this dangling NNI
+          NNI = new ErrorNNI( N );
+          Dangling = 1;
         }
       }
@@ -195,5 +201,4 @@ NodeCollection::NodeCollection( QTextStream & TS ) :
 }
 
-
 NodeCollection::~NodeCollection( void ) {
 }
@@ -230,9 +235,10 @@ ANetNodeInstance * NodeCollection::getToplevel( void ) {
          ++it ) {
       NNI = it.current();
-      if( NNI->nodeClass()->isToplevel() )
-        break;
-    }
+      if( NNI->nodeClass()->isToplevel() ) {
     return NNI;
 }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
 
 ANetNodeInstance * NodeCollection::findByName( const QString & S ) {
@@ -242,9 +248,10 @@ ANetNodeInstance * NodeCollection::findByName( const QString & S ) {
          ++it ) {
       NNI = it.current();
-      if( NNI->name() == S )
-        break;
-    }
+      if( NNI->name() == S ) {
     return NNI;
 }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
 
 ANetNodeInstance * NodeCollection::findNext( ANetNodeInstance * NNI ) {
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.h
index 4626381..151d546 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnode.h
@@ -320,4 +320,6 @@ protected :
     QString   Description;
     bool      IsModified;
+    // true if this nodeinstance was just created (and not
+    // loaded from file
     bool      IsNew;
     int       Done;
@@ -326,4 +328,44 @@ protected :
 };
 
+class ErrorNNI: public ANetNodeInstance {
+
+public:
+
+    ErrorNNI( const QString & _Name ) : ANetNodeInstance( 0 ) {
+      setName( _Name.latin1() );
+    }
+
+    RuntimeInfo * runtime( void ) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    // create edit widget under parent
+    QWidget * edit( QWidget * parent ) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    // is given data acceptable
+    QString acceptable( void ) {
+      return QString();
+    }
+
+    // get data from GUI and store in node
+    void commit( void ) {
+    }
+
+    // returns node specific data -> only useful for 'buddy'
+    void * data( void ) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+protected :
+
+    void setSpecificAttribute( QString & , QString & ) {
+    }
+
+    void saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & ) {
+    }
+};
+
 class RuntimeInfo : public QObject {
 
@@ -469,5 +511,5 @@ public :
 
       NodeCollection( void );
-      NodeCollection( QTextStream & TS );
+      NodeCollection( QTextStream & TS, bool & Dangling );
       ~NodeCollection( void );
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnodeinterface.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnodeinterface.h
index 34f3bb5..06d1548 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnodeinterface.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/netnodeinterface.h
@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@ struct NS2PrivateFactory<Opie::Core::Typelist<Node, Tail> > {
 };
 
+class NetNodeInterface : public QUnknownInterface {
+
+public :
+
+      virtual QRESULT queryInterface( const QUuid& uuid, 
+                              QUnknownInterface **iface ) = 0;
+
+      virtual void create_plugin( QList<ANetNode> & PNN ) = 0;
+};
+
 template<class Node>
-struct NetNodeInterface : public QUnknownInterface {
+struct NetNodeInterface_T : public NetNodeInterface {
 
     QRESULT queryInterface(const QUuid& uuid, QUnknownInterface **iface) {
@@ -108,6 +118,6 @@ struct NetNodeInterface : public QUnknownInterface {
 
 template<class Node, class Tail>
-struct NetNodeInterface<Opie::Core::Typelist<Node, Tail> >
-    : public QUnknownInterface {
+struct NetNodeInterface_T<Opie::Core::Typelist<Node, Tail> >
+    : public NetNodeInterface {
 
     QRESULT queryInterface( const QUuid& uuid, 
@@ -126,5 +136,5 @@ struct NetNodeInterface<Opie::Core::Typelist<Node, Tail> >
 
     void create_plugin( QList<ANetNode> & PNN ) {
-	NS2PrivateFactory<Opie::Core::Typelist<Node,Tail> >::createPlugin( PNN );
+	NS2PrivateFactory<Opie::Core::Typelist<Node,Tail> >::createPlugins( PNN );
     }
 
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.cpp
index 79d41ea..3479abb 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.cpp
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ TheNSResources * _NSResources = 0;
 
 TheNSResources::TheNSResources( void ) : NodeTypeNameMap(),
-        ConnectionsMap() {
+        ConnectionsMap(), DanglingConnectionsMap() {
 
     _NSResources = this;
@@ -34,48 +34,4 @@ TheNSResources::TheNSResources( void ) : NodeTypeNameMap(),
     // load available netnodes
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN
-
-    findAvailableNetNodes(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + PLUGINDIR );
-
-    // compile provides and needs lists
-    { const char ** NeedsRun;
-      QDictIterator<NetNode_t> OuterIt( AllNodeTypes );
-      bool Done;
-
-      for ( ; OuterIt.current(); ++OuterIt ) {
-        // find needs list
-        ANetNode::NetNodeList * NNLP = new ANetNode::NetNodeList;
-        ANetNode::NetNodeList & NNL = *(NNLP);
-
-        // must iterate this way to avoid duplication pointers
-        for ( QDictIterator<NetNode_t> InnerIt( AllNodeTypes );
-              InnerIt.current(); ++InnerIt ) {
-          if( InnerIt.current() == OuterIt.current() )
-            // avoid recursive 
-            continue;
-
-          const char ** Provides = InnerIt.current()->NetNode->provides();
-          NeedsRun = OuterIt.current()->NetNode->needs();
-
-          for( ; *NeedsRun; NeedsRun ++ ) {
-            const char ** PRun;
-            PRun = Provides;
-            for( ; *PRun; PRun ++ ) {
-              if( strcmp( *PRun, *NeedsRun ) == 0 ) {
-                // inner provides what outer needs
-                NNL.resize( NNL.size() + 1 );
-                NNL[NNL.size()-1] = InnerIt.current()->NetNode;
-                Done = 1; // break from 2 loops
-                break;
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-        OuterIt.current()->NetNode->setAlternatives( NNLP );
-      }
-    }
-
-#else
-
     Plugins = 0;
     findAvailableNetNodes();
@@ -120,6 +76,4 @@ TheNSResources::TheNSResources( void ) : NodeTypeNameMap(),
     }
 
-#endif
-
     // define built in Node types to Description map
     addNodeType( "device", tr( "Network Device" ),
@@ -141,10 +95,8 @@ TheNSResources::TheNSResources( void ) : NodeTypeNameMap(),
 TheNSResources::~TheNSResources( void ) {
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGINS
     if( Plugins ) {
       delete Plugins;
       delete PluginManager;
     }
-#endif
     delete TheSystem;
 
@@ -180,97 +132,4 @@ void TheNSResources::busy( bool ) {
 }
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN
-/**
- * Load all modules that are found in the path
- * @param path a directory that is scaned for any plugins that can be loaded
- *  and attempts to load them
- */
-void TheNSResources::findAvailableNetNodes(const QString &path){
-
-    Log(("Locate plugins in %s\n", path.latin1() ));
-    QDir d(path);
-    if(!d.exists())
-      return;
-
-    QString lang = ::getenv("LANG");
-    
-    // Don't want sym links
-    d.setFilter( QDir::Files | QDir::NoSymLinks );
-    const QFileInfoList *list = d.entryInfoList();
-    QFileInfoListIterator it( *list );
-    QFileInfo *fi;
-
-    while ( (fi=it.current()) ) {
-
-      if( fi->fileName().contains(".so")){
-        /* if loaded install translation */
-        if( loadNetNode(path + "/" + fi->fileName()) ) {
-          Log(( "Loading plugin %s\n", fi->fileName().latin1()));
-          QTranslator *trans = new QTranslator(qApp);
-          QString fn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+
-                    "/i18n/"+lang+"/"+ 
-                    fi->fileName().left( fi->fileName().find(".") )+
-                    ".qm";
-
-          if( trans->load( fn ) )
-              qApp->installTranslator( trans );
-          else
-              delete trans;
-        } else {
-          Log(( "Error loading plugin %s\n", fi->fileName().latin1()));
-        }
-      }
-      ++it;
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Attempt to load a function and resolve a function.
- * @param pluginFileName - the name of the file in which to attempt to load
- * @param resolveString - function pointer to resolve
- * @return true of loading is successful
- */
-bool TheNSResources::loadNetNode(
-      const QString &pluginFileName, const QString &resolveString){
-
-    QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary(pluginFileName);
-    void * res = lib->resolve(resolveString);
-    if( ! res ){
-      delete lib;
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-    GetNetNodeListFt_t getNetNodeList = (GetNetNodeListFt_t)res;
-    
-    // Try to get an object.
-    QList<ANetNode> PNN;
-
-    getNetNodeList( PNN );
-    if( PNN.isEmpty() ) {
-      delete lib;
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-    ANetNode * NNP;
-    for( QListIterator<ANetNode> it(PNN);
-         it.current();
-         ++it ) {
-      NetNode_t * NN;
-
-      NNP = it.current();
-      NN = new NetNode_t;
-      NN->NetNode = NNP;
-      NN->TheLibrary = lib;
-      NN->NodeCountInLib = PNN.count();
-
-      // store mapping
-      AllNodeTypes.insert( NN->NetNode->name(), NN );
-    }
-
-    return 1;
-}
-
-#else
-
 void TheNSResources::findAvailableNetNodes( void ){
 
@@ -294,4 +153,5 @@ void TheNSResources::findAvailableNetNodes( void ){
     // Get All Plugins
     OPluginLoader::List allplugins = Plugins->filtered();
+    QString lang = ::getenv("LANG");
 
     for( OPluginLoader::List::Iterator it = allplugins.begin(); 
@@ -305,5 +165,5 @@ void TheNSResources::findAvailableNetNodes( void ){
       if( ! interface ) {
         Log(( "Plugin %s from %s does not support proper interface\n", 
-           it->name().latin1(), it->path().latin1() ));
+           (*it).name().latin1(), (*it).path().latin1() ));
         continue;
       }
@@ -316,5 +176,5 @@ void TheNSResources::findAvailableNetNodes( void ){
         if( PNN.isEmpty() ) {
           Log(( "Plugin %s from %s does offer any nodes\n", 
-             it->name().latin1(), it->path().latin1() ));
+             (*it).name().latin1(), (*it).path().latin1() ));
           delete interface;
           continue;
@@ -325,5 +185,5 @@ void TheNSResources::findAvailableNetNodes( void ){
              it.current();
              ++it ) {
-          AllNodeTypes.insert( it->current()->name(), it->current() );
+          AllNodeTypes.insert( it.current()->name(), it.current() );
         }
       }
@@ -332,5 +192,5 @@ void TheNSResources::findAvailableNetNodes( void ){
       QTranslator *trans = new QTranslator(qApp);
       QString fn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+
-                "/i18n/"+lang+"/"+ it->name() + ".qm";
+                "/i18n/"+lang+"/"+ (*it).name() + ".qm";
 
       if( trans->load( fn ) )
@@ -342,6 +202,4 @@ void TheNSResources::findAvailableNetNodes( void ){
 }
 
-#endif
-
 // used to find unique connection number
 int TheNSResources::assignConnectionNumber( void ) {
@@ -388,7 +246,12 @@ const QString & TheNSResources::netNode2Description( const char * s ) {
 }
 
-void TheNSResources::addConnection( NodeCollection * NC ) {
+void TheNSResources::addConnection( NodeCollection * NC, bool Dangling ) {
       ANetNodeInstance * NNI;
+      if( Dangling ) {
+        DanglingConnectionsMap.insert( NC->name(), NC );
+      } else {
       ConnectionsMap.insert( NC->name(), NC );
+      }
+
       // add (new) nodes to NodeList
       for( QListIterator<ANetNodeInstance> it(*NC);
@@ -413,7 +276,13 @@ void TheNSResources::removeConnection( const QString & N ) {
         removeNodeInstance( NNI->name() );
       }
+      if( ConnectionsMap.find( N ) ) {
       ConnectionsMap.remove( N ); 
+      } else {
+        DanglingConnectionsMap.remove( N ); 
+      }
+
 }
 
+// dangling connections are filtered out
 NodeCollection * TheNSResources::findConnection( const QString & S ) {
       return ConnectionsMap[ S ];
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.h b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.h
index 421a433..b27cda1 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.h
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/resources.h
@@ -39,19 +39,5 @@ public :
 };
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN
-
-typedef struct NetNode_S {
-        ANetNode * NetNode;
-        QLibrary * TheLibrary;
-        long NodeCountInLib;
-} NetNode_t;
-typedef QDict<NetNode_t> Name2NetNode_t;
-
-#else
-
 typedef QDict<ANetNode>  Name2NetNode_t;
-
-#endif
-
 typedef QDict<ANetNodeInstance > Name2Instance_t;
 typedef QDict<NodeCollection> Name2Connection_t;
@@ -78,14 +64,7 @@ public :
     bool netNodeExists( const QString & X )
       { return AllNodeTypes.find(X)!=0; }
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN
-    ANetNode * findNetNode( const QString & N )
-      { NetNode_t * NNT = AllNodeTypes.find(N);
-        return (NNT) ? NNT->NetNode : 0;
-      }
-#else
     ANetNode * findNetNode( const QString & N )
       { return AllNodeTypes.find(N);
       }
-#endif
     // define new plugin (=node)
     void addNodeType( const QString & ID,
@@ -100,19 +79,13 @@ public :
 
     ANetNodeInstance * createNodeInstance( const QString & S )
-      { ANetNodeInstance * NNI = 0;
-        printf( "Find node type %s\n", S.latin1() );
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN
-        NetNode_t * NNT = AllNodeTypes[S];
-        if( ! NNT ) {
-          return 0;
-        }
-        NNI = NNT->NetNode->createInstance();
-#else
-        ANetNode * NNT = AllNodeTypes[S];
-        if( ! NNT ) {
+      { ANetNode * NN = findNetNode( S );
+
+        Log(( "Find node type %s : %p\n", S.latin1(), NN ));
+
+        if( NN == 0 ) 
+          // type of this instance not found
           return 0;
-        }
-        NNI = NNT->createInstance();
-#endif
+
+        ANetNodeInstance * NNI = NN->createInstance();
         NNI->initialize();
         return NNI;
@@ -131,5 +104,5 @@ public :
     const QString & netNode2Description( const char * Type );
 
-    void addConnection( NodeCollection * NC );
+    void addConnection( NodeCollection * NC, bool Dangling );
     void removeConnection( const QString & N );
     NodeCollection * findConnection( const QString & N );
@@ -137,4 +110,6 @@ public :
     Name2Connection_t & connections( void )
       { return ConnectionsMap; }
+    Name2Connection_t & danglingConnections( void )
+      { return ConnectionsMap; }
 
     inline bool userKnown( void )
@@ -148,16 +123,13 @@ private :
     QString tr( const char * path );
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN
-    void findAvailableNetNodes( const QString &path );
-    bool loadNetNode(
-         const QString &pluginFileName,
-         const QString &resolveString = "create_plugin");
-#else
     void findAvailableNetNodes( void );
-#endif
 
     QMap< QString, QString>   NodeTypeNameMap;
     QMap< QString, QString>   NodeTypeDescriptionMap;
+    // list of connections that are valid
     Name2Connection_t         ConnectionsMap;
+    // list of connection configurations that are not valid
+    // e.g. because plugins are missing
+    Name2Connection_t         DanglingConnectionsMap;
     System *                  TheSystem;
     Name2SystemFile_t         SystemFiles;
@@ -171,8 +143,6 @@ private :
     CurrentQPEUser            CurrentUser;
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGIN
     Opie::Core::OPluginLoader *  Plugins;
     Opie::Core::OPluginManager * PluginManager;
-#endif
 
 };
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.cpp
index 698a941..d76353a 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/nsdata.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ void NetworkSettingsData::loadSettings( void ) {
         if( S == "connection" ) {
           // load connections -> collections of nodes
-          NodeCollection * NC = new NodeCollection( TS );
-          NSResources->addConnection( NC );
+          bool Dangling;
+          NodeCollection * NC = new NodeCollection( TS, Dangling );
+          NSResources->addConnection( NC, Dangling );
         } else {
           ANetNode * NN = 0;
@@ -134,10 +135,18 @@ void NetworkSettingsData::loadSettings( void ) {
           if( NN == 0 && NNI == 0 ) {
             LeftOvers.append( Line );
+            do {
+              Line = TS.readLine();
+              // store even delimiter
+              LeftOvers.append( Line );
+            } while ( ! Line.isEmpty() );
+
+            //next section 
+            continue;
           }
 
+          // read entries of this section
           do {
             S = Line = TS.readLine();
 
-            if( NN || NNI ) {
               if( S.isEmpty() ) {
                 // empty line
@@ -166,12 +175,4 @@ void NetworkSettingsData::loadSettings( void ) {
                 NNI->setAttribute( Attr, Value );
               }
-            } else {
-              LeftOvers.append( Line );
-              // add empty line too as delimiter
-              if( S.isEmpty() ) {
-                // empty line
-                break;
-              }
-            }
           } while( 1 );
 
@@ -182,4 +183,5 @@ void NetworkSettingsData::loadSettings( void ) {
             NSResources->addNodeInstance( NNI );
           }
+
           if( NN ) {
             Log( ( "Node %s : %p\n", NN->name(), NN ) );
@@ -212,32 +214,27 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::saveSettings( void ) {
     QTextStream TS( &F );
 
-    // save leftovers
-    for ( QStringList::Iterator it = LeftOvers.begin(); 
-          it != LeftOvers.end(); ++it ) {
-      TS << (*it) << endl;
-    }
-
     // save global configs
-    for( QDictIterator<NetNode_t> it( NSResources->netNodes() );
+    for( QDictIterator<ANetNode> it( NSResources->netNodes() );
         it.current();
         ++it ) {
         TS << "[nodetype "
-           << quote( QString( it.current()->NetNode->name() ) )
+           << quote( QString( it.current()->name() ) )
            << "]" 
            << endl;
 
-        it.current()->NetNode->saveAttributes( TS );
+        it.current()->saveAttributes( TS );
         TS << endl;
     }
 
-    { Name2Connection_t & M = NSResources->connections();
-      ANetNodeInstance * NNI;
+    // save leftovers
+    for ( QStringList::Iterator it = LeftOvers.begin(); 
+          it != LeftOvers.end(); ++it ) {
+      TS << (*it) << endl;
+    }
 
-      // for all connections
-      for( QDictIterator<NodeCollection> it(M);
-           it.current();
-           ++it ) {
-        // all nodes in those connections
-        for( QListIterator<ANetNodeInstance> nit(*(it.current())); 
+    // save all netnode instances
+    { ANetNodeInstance * NNI;
+      for( QDictIterator<ANetNodeInstance> nit( 
+                          NSResources->netNodeInstances()); 
              nit.current();
              ++nit ) {
@@ -251,5 +248,25 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::saveSettings( void ) {
           TS << endl;
         }
+    }
 
+    // good connections
+    { Name2Connection_t & M = NSResources->connections();
+
+      // for all connections
+      for( QDictIterator<NodeCollection> it(M);
+           it.current();
+           ++it ) {
+        TS << "[connection]" << endl;
+        it.current()->save(TS);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // save dangling connections
+    { Name2Connection_t & M = NSResources->danglingConnections();
+
+      // for all connections
+      for( QDictIterator<NodeCollection> it(M);
+           it.current();
+           ++it ) {
         TS << "[connection]" << endl;
         it.current()->save(TS);
@@ -290,12 +307,13 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( void ) {
     Log( ( "Generating settings from %s\n", CfgFile.latin1()  ));
 
-    for( QDictIterator<NetNode_t> nnit( NSResources->netNodes() );
+    for( QDictIterator<ANetNode> nnit( NSResources->netNodes() );
          nnit.current();
          ++nnit ) {
-      { QStringList SL;
         bool FirstItem = 1;
         bool Generated = 0;
 
-        CurDevNN = nnit.current()->NetNode;
+      CurDevNN = nnit.current();
+
+      { QStringList SL;
         SL = CurDevNN->properFiles();
 
@@ -396,8 +414,8 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( void ) {
 
       // reset all 
-      for( QDictIterator<NetNode_t> nnit( NSResources->netNodes() );
+      for( QDictIterator<ANetNode> nnit( NSResources->netNodes() );
            nnit.current();
            ++nnit ) {
-        nnit.current()->NetNode->setDone(0);
+        nnit.current()->setDone(0);
       }
 
@@ -421,9 +439,9 @@ QString NetworkSettingsData::generateSettings( void ) {
       // are there netnodes that have instances and need 
       // to write data in this system file ?
-      for( QDictIterator<NetNode_t> nnit( NSResources->netNodes() );
+      for( QDictIterator<ANetNode> nnit( NSResources->netNodes() );
            ! needToGenerate && nnit.current();
            ++nnit ) {
 
-        NN = nnit.current()->NetNode;
+        NN = nnit.current();
 
         if( NN->hasDataForFile( *SF ) ) {
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.cpp
index bd13ab9..8c15e9c 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/ppp/ppp_NN.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 #include "ppp_NNI.h"
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGIN
-
 #include "netnodeinterface.h"
 
-#endif
-
 QStringList * PPPNetNode::ProperFiles = 0;
 
@@ -85,16 +81,3 @@ void PPPNetNode::saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & ) {
 }
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN 
-
-extern "C" {
-void create_plugin( QList<ANetNode> & PNN ) {
-      PNN.append( new PPPNetNode() );
-}
-
-#else
-
-OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface<PPPNetNode> )
-
-#endif
-
-}
+OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface_T<PPPNetNode> )
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.cpp
index 6028ea5..1e6912e 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/profile/profile_NN.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 #include "profile_NNI.h"
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGIN
-
 #include "netnodeinterface.h"
 
-#endif
-
 static const char * ProfileNeeds[] = 
     { "connection", 
@@ -60,16 +56,3 @@ void ProfileNetNode::saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & ) {
 }
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN 
-
-extern "C" {
-void create_plugin( QList<ANetNode> & PNN ) {
-      PNN.append( new ProfileNetNode() );
-}
-
-#else
-
-OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface<ProfileNetNode> )
-
-#endif
-
-}
+OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface_T<ProfileNetNode> )
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.cpp
index 9c07b82..6d90ae0 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usb_NN.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 #include "usb_NNI.h"
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGIN
-
 #include "netnodeinterface.h"
 
-#endif
-
 static const char * USBNeeds[] = 
     { 0
@@ -62,16 +58,3 @@ void USBNetNode::saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & ) {
 }
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN 
-
-extern "C" {
-void create_plugin( QList<ANetNode> & PNN ) {
-      PNN.append( new USBNetNode() );
-}
-
-#else
-
-OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface<USBNetNode> )
-
-#endif
-
-}
+OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface_T<USBNetNode> )
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usbrun.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usbrun.cpp
index 0a46642..eb439c1 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usbrun.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/usb/usbrun.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 
 State_t USBRun::detectState( void ) {
+
     // unavailable : no card found
     // available : card found and assigned to us or free
     // up : card found and assigned to us and up
+
     NodeCollection * NC = nodeCollection();
     QString S = QString( "/tmp/profile-%1.up" ).arg(NC->number());
@@ -65,5 +67,7 @@ State_t USBRun::detectState( void ) {
         ) {
         // proper type, and Not UP -> free
-        return Off;
+        // usb cables are currently always available when requested
+        // until we can detect if we are plugged in
+        return Available;
       }
     }
@@ -76,13 +80,4 @@ QString USBRun::setMyState( NodeCollection * NC, Action_t A, bool ) {
     // nothing needs to be done to 'activate' or 'deactivate' 
     // a cable
-
-    // perhaps (later) we can figure out if the device is IN the
-    // cradle 
-    if( A == Activate ) {
-      NC->setCurrentState( Available );
-    } else if ( A == Deactivate ) {
-      NC->setCurrentState( Unavailable );
-    }
-
     return QString();
 }
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.cpp
index 6dd5332..96e9df2 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/vpn/vpn_NN.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 #include "vpn_NNI.h"
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGIN
-
 #include "netnodeinterface.h"
 
-#endif
-
 static const char * VPNNeeds[] = 
     { 0
@@ -54,16 +50,3 @@ void VPNNetNode::saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & ) {
 }
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN 
-
-extern "C" {
-void create_plugin( QList<ANetNode> & PNN ) {
-      PNN.append( new VPNNetNode() );
-}
-
-#else
-
-OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN(  NetNodeInterface<VPNNetNode> )
-
-#endif
-
-}
+OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN(  NetNodeInterface_T<VPNNetNode> )
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.cpp
index c56da06..f7745be 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/wlan/wlan_NN.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 #include "wlan_NNI.h"
 
-#ifndef MYPLUGIN
-
 #include "netnodeinterface.h"
 
-#endif
-
 static const char * WLanNeeds[] = 
     { 0
@@ -70,16 +66,3 @@ void WLanNetNode::saveSpecificAttribute( QTextStream & TS ) {
 }
 
-#ifdef MYPLUGIN 
-
-extern "C" {
-void create_plugin( QList<ANetNode> & PNN ) {
-      PNN.append( new WLanNetNode() );
-}
-
-#else
-
-OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface<WLanNetNode> )
-
-#endif
-
-}
+OPIE_NS2_PLUGIN( NetNodeInterface_T<WLanNetNode> )