YaST/Network Card Module

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Reasons for change

The main reason was that the settings for the network and for the network card are mixed in the current YaST network card module.
Additionally with the increasing auto-detection of network cards it became unnecessary to add a network card.
And last but not least, the current UI of the network card module is rather complicated and confusing.

Definitions

• What is the user's goal?
  When working with the network card module the user wants to connect himself to a network.
• Which functions are necessary to achieve this goal?
  The user needs to configure his network card and basic network settings.
• Which tasks does the user perform with this module?
  • Choosing network setup method
  • Choosing IP address options
  • Editing DHCP client options
  • Adding network cards
  • Editing network cards
    • Determine Device activation
    • Setting firewall zone
    • Enable device control for non-root (ordinary) users
    • Setting maximum transfer unit (MTU)
    • Choosing address setup
    • Setting up additional addresses
    • Get description of the network card
    • Change network card interface name
    • Change driver model
    • Change module options

Mock-ups

General settings for the network	Overview of network devices	Editing general settings of a network card	Editing addresses of a network card
Editing hardware details of a network card	Editing hostname, DNS and DNS-related DHCP settings	Editing routing settings