tdehwlib: Use TDENetworkDevice in TDENetworkConnectionManager instead of MAC address

Use interface name in TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM instead of MAC address
This relates to bug 2748

The name of the network interface seems to be a more stable identifier than the MAC
address because the MAC address can be changed easily or even automatically - see
randomization of MAC addresses on wireless interfaces. Therefore, the use of the
MAC address as a network interface identifier was abandoned.

Beware, this change is an API / ABI change! However, most changes are internal
and the only one affected is application TDENetworkManager.

Signed-off-by: Slávek Banko <slavek.banko@axis.cz>
(cherry picked from commit e0fd34a1bd2c6412171bcceb19520d129bbcb66d)

5 files changed, 51 insertions, 159 deletions

diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/networkbackends/network-manager/network-manager.cpp b/tdecore/tdehw/networkbackends/network-manager/network-manager.cpp
index 2a0354105..2f11dd59b 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/networkbackends/network-manager/network-manager.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/networkbackends/network-manager/network-manager.cpp
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ TQString tdeIBTransportToNMIBTransport(TDENetworkInfinibandTransportMode::TDENet
 	return ret;
 }
 
-TQString TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM::deviceInterfaceString(TQString macAddress) {
+TQString TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM::deviceInterfaceString(TQString deviceNode) {
 	if (d->m_networkManagerProxy) {
 		TQT_DBusObjectPathList devices;
 		TQT_DBusError error;
@@ -1148,74 +1148,15 @@ TQString TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM::deviceInterfaceString(TQString m
 			for (it = devices.begin(); it != devices.end(); ++it) {
 				DBus::DeviceProxy genericDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, (*it));
 				genericDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
-				TDENetworkDeviceType::TDENetworkDeviceType deviceType = nmDeviceTypeToTDEDeviceType(genericDevice.getDeviceType(error));
+				TQString deviceInterface = genericDevice.getInterface(error);
 				if (error.isValid()) {
 					// Error!
 					PRINT_ERROR((error.name() + ": " + error.message()))
 					break;
 				}
-				else if (deviceType == TDENetworkDeviceType::WiredEthernet) {
-					DBus::EthernetDeviceProxy ethernetDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, (*it));
-					ethernetDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
-					TQString candidateMACAddress = ethernetDevice.getPermHwAddress(error);
-					if (!error.isValid()) {
-						if (candidateMACAddress.lower() == macAddress.lower()) {
-							return (*it);
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				else if (deviceType == TDENetworkDeviceType::Infiniband) {
-					DBus::InfinibandDeviceProxy infinibandDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, (*it));
-					infinibandDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
-					TQString candidateMACAddress = infinibandDevice.getHwAddress(error);
-					if (!error.isValid()) {
-						if (candidateMACAddress.lower() == macAddress.lower()) {
-							return (*it);
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				else if (deviceType == TDENetworkDeviceType::WiFi) {
-					DBus::WiFiDeviceProxy wiFiDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, (*it));
-					wiFiDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
-					TQString candidateMACAddress = wiFiDevice.getPermHwAddress(error);
-					if (!error.isValid()) {
-						if (candidateMACAddress.lower() == macAddress.lower()) {
-							return (*it);
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				else if (deviceType == TDENetworkDeviceType::WiMax) {
-					DBus::WiMaxDeviceProxy wiMaxDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, (*it));
-					wiMaxDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
-					TQString candidateMACAddress = wiMaxDevice.getHwAddress(error);
-					if (!error.isValid()) {
-						if (candidateMACAddress.lower() == macAddress.lower()) {
-							return (*it);
-						}
-					}
+				else if (deviceInterface == deviceNode) {
+					return (*it);
 				}
-				else if (deviceType == TDENetworkDeviceType::OLPCMesh) {
-					DBus::OlpcMeshDeviceProxy olpcMeshDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, (*it));
-					olpcMeshDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
-					TQString candidateMACAddress = olpcMeshDevice.getHwAddress(error);
-					if (!error.isValid()) {
-						if (candidateMACAddress.lower() == macAddress.lower()) {
-							return (*it);
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				else if (deviceType == TDENetworkDeviceType::Bluetooth) {
-					DBus::BluetoothDeviceProxy bluetoothDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, (*it));
-					bluetoothDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
-					TQString candidateMACAddress = bluetoothDevice.getHwAddress(error);
-					if (!error.isValid()) {
-						if (candidateMACAddress.lower() == macAddress.lower()) {
-							return (*it);
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				// FIXME
-				// Add other supported device types here
 			}
 			return "";
 		}
@@ -1230,72 +1171,15 @@ TQString TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM::deviceInterfaceString(TQString m
 	}
 }
 
-TQString macAddressForGenericDevice(TQT_DBusObjectPath path) {
+TQString tdeDeviceUUIDForGenericDevice(TQT_DBusObjectPath path) {
 	TQT_DBusError error;
-
 	DBus::DeviceProxy genericDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, path);
 	genericDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
-	TQ_UINT32 deviceType = genericDevice.getDeviceType(error);
+	TQString deviceInterface = genericDevice.getInterface(error);
 	if (error.isValid()) {
-		// Error!
-		PRINT_ERROR((error.name() + ": " + error.message()))
-		return TQString();
-	}
-	else if (deviceType == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_ETHERNET) {
-		DBus::EthernetDeviceProxy ethernetDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, path);
-		ethernetDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
-		TQString candidateMACAddress = ethernetDevice.getPermHwAddress(error);
-		if (!error.isValid()) {
-			return candidateMACAddress.lower();
-		}
-	}
-	else if (deviceType == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_INFINIBAND) {
-		DBus::InfinibandDeviceProxy infinibandDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, path);
-		infinibandDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
-		TQString candidateMACAddress = infinibandDevice.getHwAddress(error);
-		if (!error.isValid()) {
-			return candidateMACAddress.lower();
-		}
-	}
-	else if (deviceType == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WIFI) {
-		DBus::WiFiDeviceProxy wiFiDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, path);
-		wiFiDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
-		TQString candidateMACAddress = wiFiDevice.getPermHwAddress(error);
-		if (!error.isValid()) {
-			return candidateMACAddress.lower();
-		}
-	}
-	else if (deviceType == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WIMAX) {
-		DBus::WiMaxDeviceProxy wiMaxDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, path);
-		wiMaxDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
-		TQString candidateMACAddress = wiMaxDevice.getHwAddress(error);
-		if (!error.isValid()) {
-			return candidateMACAddress.lower();
-		}
-	}
-	else if (deviceType == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_OLPC_MESH) {
-		DBus::OlpcMeshDeviceProxy olpcMeshDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, path);
-		olpcMeshDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
-		TQString candidateMACAddress = olpcMeshDevice.getHwAddress(error);
-		if (!error.isValid()) {
-			return candidateMACAddress.lower();
-		}
-	}
-	else if (deviceType == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BT) {
-		DBus::BluetoothDeviceProxy bluetoothDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, path);
-		bluetoothDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
-		TQString candidateMACAddress = bluetoothDevice.getHwAddress(error);
-		if (!error.isValid()) {
-			return candidateMACAddress.lower();
-		}
+		return TQString::null;
 	}
-	// FIXME
-	// Add other supported device types here
-
-	return TQString::null;
-}
 
-TQString tdeDeviceUUIDForMACAddress(TQString macAddress) {
 	TDEHardwareDevices *hwdevices = TDEGlobal::hardwareDevices();
 	if (!hwdevices) {
 		return TQString::null;
@@ -1305,7 +1189,7 @@ TQString tdeDeviceUUIDForMACAddress(TQString macAddress) {
 	for (TDEGenericHardwareList::iterator it = devices.begin(); it != devices.end(); ++it) {
 		TDENetworkDevice* dev = dynamic_cast<TDENetworkDevice*>(*it);
 		if (dev) {
-			if (macAddress.lower() == dev->macAddress().lower()) {
+			if (deviceInterface == dev->deviceNode()) {
 				return dev->uniqueID();
 			}
 		}
@@ -1355,7 +1239,7 @@ void TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM_DBusSignalReceiver::dbusSignal(const
 	}
 }
 
-TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM::TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM(TQString macAddress) : TDENetworkConnectionManager(macAddress) {
+TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM::TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM(TDENetworkDevice* networkDevice) : TDENetworkConnectionManager(networkDevice) {
 	d = new TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNMPrivate(this);
 
 	// Set up proxy interfaces
@@ -1366,7 +1250,7 @@ TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM::TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM(TQS
 	d->m_vpnProxy = new DBus::VPNPluginProxy(NM_VPN_DBUS_PLUGIN_SERVICE, NM_VPN_DBUS_PLUGIN_PATH);
 	d->m_vpnProxy->setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
 
-	d->m_dbusDeviceString = deviceInterfaceString(macAddress);
+	d->m_dbusDeviceString = deviceInterfaceString(deviceNode());
 	if (d->m_dbusDeviceString != "") {
 		d->m_networkDeviceProxy = new DBus::DeviceProxy(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, d->m_dbusDeviceString);
 		d->m_networkDeviceProxy->setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
@@ -1618,7 +1502,7 @@ void TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNMPrivate::internalProcessDeviceStateCha
 		m_parent->internalNetworkDeviceEvent(TDENetworkDeviceEventType::Failure, errorString);
 	}
 
-	m_parent->internalNetworkDeviceStateChanged(nmDeviceStateToTDEDeviceState(newState), m_parent->m_macAddress);
+	m_parent->internalNetworkDeviceStateChanged(nmDeviceStateToTDEDeviceState(newState), m_parent->deviceNode());
 }
 
 void TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNMPrivate::internalProcessWiFiAccessPointAdded(const TQT_DBusObjectPath& dbuspath) {
@@ -1682,14 +1566,14 @@ void TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNMPrivate::internalProcessAPPropertiesCh
 }
 
 TDENetworkDeviceType::TDENetworkDeviceType TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM::deviceType() {
-	if (m_macAddress == "") {
+	if (!m_networkDevice) {
 		return TDENetworkDeviceType::BackendOnly;
 	}
 	else {
 		if (d->m_dbusDeviceString != "") {
 			// Query NM for the device type
 			TQT_DBusError error;
-			d->m_dbusDeviceString = deviceInterfaceString(m_macAddress);
+			d->m_dbusDeviceString = deviceInterfaceString(deviceNode());
 			DBus::DeviceProxy genericDevice(NM_DBUS_SERVICE, d->m_dbusDeviceString);
 			genericDevice.setConnection(TQT_DBusConnection::systemBus());
 			TDENetworkDeviceType::TDENetworkDeviceType ret = nmDeviceTypeToTDEDeviceType(genericDevice.getDeviceType(error));
@@ -1981,7 +1865,7 @@ void TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM::loadConnectionInformation() {
 	d->nonReentrantCallActive = true;
 
 	TDEMACAddress deviceMACAddress;
-	deviceMACAddress.fromString(m_macAddress);
+	deviceMACAddress.fromString(this->deviceMACAddress());
 
 	if (d->m_networkManagerSettings) {
 		clearTDENetworkConnectionList();
@@ -4953,11 +4837,11 @@ TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus TDENetworkConnectionManag
 	if ((d->m_networkManagerSettings) && (d->m_networkManagerProxy)) {
 		ret = d->m_networkManagerSettings->GetConnectionByUuid(uuid, existingConnection, error);
 		if (ret) {
-			if (m_macAddress == "") {
+			if (!m_networkDevice) {
 				d->m_dbusDeviceString = "/";
 			}
 			else {
-				d->m_dbusDeviceString = deviceInterfaceString(m_macAddress);
+				d->m_dbusDeviceString = deviceInterfaceString(deviceNode());
 			}
 #ifndef USE_ASYNC_DBUS_CONNECTION_COMMAND_CALLS
 			TQT_DBusObjectPath active_connection;
@@ -5087,8 +4971,7 @@ TQStringList TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM::connectionPhysicalDeviceUUID
 				TQValueList<TQT_DBusObjectPath> deviceList = activeConnection.getDevices(error);
 				TQT_DBusObjectPathList::iterator it2;
 				for (it2 = deviceList.begin(); it2 != deviceList.end(); ++it2) {
-					TQString macAddress = macAddressForGenericDevice(*it2);
-					TQString devUUID = tdeDeviceUUIDForMACAddress(macAddress);
+					TQString devUUID = tdeDeviceUUIDForGenericDevice(*it2);
 					if (devUUID != "") {
 						ret.append(devUUID);
 					}
@@ -5147,11 +5030,11 @@ TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus TDENetworkConnectionManag
 	if ((d->m_networkManagerSettings) && (d->m_networkManagerProxy)) {
 		existingConnection = getActiveConnectionPath(uuid);
 		if (existingConnection.isValid()) {
-			if (m_macAddress == "") {
+			if (!m_networkDevice) {
 				d->m_dbusDeviceString = "/";
 			}
 			else {
-				d->m_dbusDeviceString = deviceInterfaceString(m_macAddress);
+				d->m_dbusDeviceString = deviceInterfaceString(deviceNode());
 			}
 #ifndef USE_ASYNC_DBUS_CONNECTION_COMMAND_CALLS
 			ret = d->m_networkManagerProxy->DeactivateConnection(existingConnection, error);
@@ -5435,7 +5318,7 @@ TDENetworkHWNeighborList* TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM::siteSurvey() {
 	bool ret;
 
 	TDENetworkDeviceType::TDENetworkDeviceType myDeviceType = deviceType();
-	d->m_dbusDeviceString = deviceInterfaceString(m_macAddress);
+	d->m_dbusDeviceString = deviceInterfaceString(deviceNode());
 	clearTDENetworkHWNeighborList();
 
 	if (myDeviceType == TDENetworkDeviceType::WiFi) {
diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/networkbackends/network-manager/network-manager.h b/tdecore/tdehw/networkbackends/network-manager/network-manager.h
index 0de184706..92b4b0a37 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/networkbackends/network-manager/network-manager.h
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/networkbackends/network-manager/network-manager.h
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class TDECORE_EXPORT TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM : public TDENetworkCo
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 	public:
-		TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM(TQString macAddress);
+		TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM(TDENetworkDevice* networkDevice);
 		~TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM();
 
 		virtual TQString backendName();
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class TDECORE_EXPORT TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM : public TDENetworkCo
 
 	private:
 		TDENetworkDeviceType::TDENetworkDeviceType nmDeviceTypeToTDEDeviceType(TQ_UINT32 nmType);
-		TQString deviceInterfaceString(TQString macAddress);
+		TQString deviceInterfaceString(TQString deviceNode);
 		bool loadConnectionSecretsForGroup(TQString uuid, TQString group);
 		TDENetworkWiFiAPInfo* getAccessPointDetails(TQString dbusPath);
 		TDENetworkConnectionType::TDENetworkConnectionType connectionType(TQString dbusPath);
diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/tdenetworkconnections.cpp b/tdecore/tdehw/tdenetworkconnections.cpp
index dec04e86b..7cef67cf3 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/tdenetworkconnections.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/tdenetworkconnections.cpp
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ TDEWiFiConnection::~TDEWiFiConnection() {
 /* TDENetworkConnectionManager                                                                    */
 /*================================================================================================*/
 
-TDENetworkConnectionManager::TDENetworkConnectionManager(TQString macAddress) : TQObject(), m_connectionList(NULL), m_hwNeighborList(NULL), m_macAddress(macAddress), m_prevConnectionStatus(TDENetworkGlobalManagerFlags::Unknown) {
+TDENetworkConnectionManager::TDENetworkConnectionManager(TDENetworkDevice *networkDevice) : TQObject(), m_connectionList(NULL), m_hwNeighborList(NULL), m_networkDevice(networkDevice), m_prevConnectionStatus(TDENetworkGlobalManagerFlags::Unknown) {
 	m_emissionTimer = new TQTimer();
 	connect(m_emissionTimer, TQT_SIGNAL(timeout()), this, TQT_SLOT(emitQueuedSignals()));
 	if (!m_emissionTimer->isActive()) m_emissionTimer->start(0, TRUE);
@@ -709,8 +709,12 @@ TDENetworkConnectionManager::~TDENetworkConnectionManager() {
 	delete m_emissionTimer;
 }
 
+TQString TDENetworkConnectionManager::deviceNode() {
+	return m_networkDevice ? m_networkDevice->deviceNode() : TQString();
+}
+
 TQString TDENetworkConnectionManager::deviceMACAddress() {
-	return m_macAddress;
+	return m_networkDevice ? m_networkDevice->macAddress() : TQString();
 }
 
 TDENetworkConnectionList* TDENetworkConnectionManager::connections() {
@@ -856,20 +860,20 @@ void TDENetworkConnectionManager::internalNetworkConnectionStateChanged(TDENetwo
 	m_prevConnectionStatus = newState;
 }
 
-void TDENetworkConnectionManager::internalNetworkDeviceStateChanged(TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus newState, TQString hwAddress) {
-	if (!m_prevDeviceStatus.contains(hwAddress)) {
-		m_prevDeviceStatus[hwAddress] = TDENetworkConnectionStatus::Invalid;
+void TDENetworkConnectionManager::internalNetworkDeviceStateChanged(TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus newState, TQString deviceNodeName) {
+	if (!m_prevDeviceStatus.contains(deviceNodeName)) {
+		m_prevDeviceStatus[deviceNodeName] = TDENetworkConnectionStatus::Invalid;
 	}
 
 	TDENetworkEventQueueEvent_Private queuedEvent;
 	queuedEvent.eventType = 1;
 	queuedEvent.newConnStatus = newState;
-	queuedEvent.previousConnStatus = m_prevDeviceStatus[hwAddress];
-	queuedEvent.hwAddress = hwAddress;
+	queuedEvent.previousConnStatus = m_prevDeviceStatus[deviceNodeName];
+	queuedEvent.deviceNode = deviceNodeName;
 	m_globalEventQueueEventList.append(queuedEvent);
 	if (!m_emissionTimer->isActive()) m_emissionTimer->start(0, TRUE);
 
-	m_prevDeviceStatus[hwAddress] = newState;
+	m_prevDeviceStatus[deviceNodeName] = newState;
 }
 
 void TDENetworkConnectionManager::internalAccessPointStatusChanged(TDEMACAddress BSSID, TDENetworkAPEventType::TDENetworkAPEventType event) {
@@ -921,7 +925,7 @@ void TDENetworkConnectionManager::emitQueuedSignals() {
 				emit(networkConnectionStateChanged(event.newState, event.previousState));
 			}
 			else if (event.eventType == 1) {
-				emit(networkDeviceStateChanged(event.newConnStatus, event.previousConnStatus, event.hwAddress));
+				emit(networkDeviceStateChanged(event.newConnStatus, event.previousConnStatus, event.deviceNode));
 			}
 			else if (event.eventType == 2) {
 				emit(accessPointStatusChanged(event.BSSID, event.apevent));
@@ -948,7 +952,7 @@ void TDENetworkConnectionManager::emitQueuedSignals() {
 
 TDEGlobalNetworkManager::TDEGlobalNetworkManager() : m_internalConnectionManager(NULL) {
 #ifdef WITH_NETWORK_MANAGER_BACKEND
-	m_internalConnectionManager = new TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM(TQString::null);
+	m_internalConnectionManager = new TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM(NULL);
 #endif // WITH_NETWORK_MANAGER_BACKEND
 	if (m_internalConnectionManager) {
 		connect(m_internalConnectionManager, SIGNAL(networkConnectionStateChanged(TDENetworkGlobalManagerFlags::TDENetworkGlobalManagerFlags, TDENetworkGlobalManagerFlags::TDENetworkGlobalManagerFlags)), this, SIGNAL(networkConnectionStateChanged(TDENetworkGlobalManagerFlags::TDENetworkGlobalManagerFlags, TDENetworkGlobalManagerFlags::TDENetworkGlobalManagerFlags)));
diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/tdenetworkconnections.h b/tdecore/tdehw/tdenetworkconnections.h
index 7cc6bae6c..806c162a8 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/tdenetworkconnections.h
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/tdenetworkconnections.h
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ class TDENetworkEventQueueEvent_Private
 		TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus previousConnStatus;
 		TDEMACAddress BSSID;
 		TQString message;
-		TQString hwAddress;
+		TQString deviceNode;
 		TDENetworkAPEventType::TDENetworkAPEventType apevent;
 		TDENetworkDeviceEventType::TDENetworkDeviceEventType ndevent;
 		TDENetworkVPNEventType::TDENetworkVPNEventType vpnevent;
@@ -1020,12 +1020,12 @@ class TDECORE_EXPORT TDENetworkConnectionManager : public TQObject
 	public:
 		/**
 		*  Constructor.
-		*  @param macAddress The MAC address of the hardware device
-		*  If an empty MAC address is passed, this object will make global networking backend
+		*  @param networkDevice Pointer to holder network device
+		*  If the network device is passed null, this object will make global networking backend
 		*  methods available exclusively (TDENetworkDeviceType::BackendOnly).
 		*/
-		TDENetworkConnectionManager(TQString macAddress);
-		
+		TDENetworkConnectionManager(TDENetworkDevice *networkDevice);
+
 		/**
 		* Destructor.
 		*/
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ class TDECORE_EXPORT TDENetworkConnectionManager : public TQObject
 		* If the global connection state has changed, @param hwAddress will be empty, otherwise it will contain the MAC address
 		* of the networking hardware that has changed state.
 		*/
-		void networkDeviceStateChanged(TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus newState, TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus previousState, TQString hwAddress);
+		void networkDeviceStateChanged(TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus newState, TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus previousState, TQString deviceNode);
 
 		/**
 		* Emitted whenever the status of a wireless access point changes
@@ -1254,6 +1254,11 @@ class TDECORE_EXPORT TDENetworkConnectionManager : public TQObject
 		virtual TDENetworkConnectionList* connections();
 
 		/**
+		* @return the interface name of this device
+		*/
+		TQString deviceNode();
+
+		/**
 		* @return the MAC address of this device
 		*/
 		TQString deviceMACAddress();
@@ -1318,7 +1323,7 @@ class TDECORE_EXPORT TDENetworkConnectionManager : public TQObject
 		* @internal This method must be called by the network backend whenever a device changes state
 		* It emits the appropriate signals to notify client applications of the state change
 		*/
-		void internalNetworkDeviceStateChanged(TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus newState, TQString hwAddress=TQString::null);
+		void internalNetworkDeviceStateChanged(TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus newState, TQString deviceNode=TQString::null);
 
 		/**
 		* @internal This method must be called by the network backend whenever a wireless access point changes state
@@ -1350,7 +1355,7 @@ class TDECORE_EXPORT TDENetworkConnectionManager : public TQObject
 	protected:
 		TDENetworkConnectionList* m_connectionList;
 		TDENetworkHWNeighborList* m_hwNeighborList;
-		TQString m_macAddress;
+		TDENetworkDevice* m_networkDevice;
 		TDENetworkGlobalManagerFlags::TDENetworkGlobalManagerFlags m_prevConnectionStatus;
 		TQMap<TQString, TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus> m_prevDeviceStatus;
 		TQTimer* m_emissionTimer;
@@ -1528,7 +1533,7 @@ class TDECORE_EXPORT TDEGlobalNetworkManager : public TQObject
 		* If the global connection state has changed, @param hwAddress will be empty, otherwise it will contain the MAC address
 		* of the networking hardware that has changed state.
 		*/
-		void networkDeviceStateChanged(TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus newState, TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus previousState, TQString hwAddress);
+		void networkDeviceStateChanged(TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus newState, TDENetworkConnectionStatus::TDENetworkConnectionStatus previousState, TQString deviceNode);
 
 		/**
 		* Emitted whenever the status of a wireless access point changes
diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/tdenetworkdevice.cpp b/tdecore/tdehw/tdenetworkdevice.cpp
index f49eca9e6..ad4b71a6b 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/tdenetworkdevice.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/tdenetworkdevice.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ void TDENetworkDevice::internalSetTxPackets(double tx) {
 TDENetworkConnectionManager* TDENetworkDevice::connectionManager() {
 #ifdef WITH_NETWORK_MANAGER_BACKEND
 	if (!m_connectionManager) {
-		m_connectionManager = new TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM(m_macAddress);
+		m_connectionManager = new TDENetworkConnectionManager_BackendNM(this);
 	}
 #endif // WITH_NETWORK_MANAGER_BACKEND