A method for use in a computer system comprising at least one computer, the at least one computer comprising at least a first media manager that enables the at least one computer to communicate using a first network connection technology and a second media manager that enables the at least one computer to communicate using a second network connection technology that is different than the first network connection technology, the method comprising acts of: providing a first configuration interface for the first media manager that enables the first media manager to receive a first set of one or more network connection settings for the first media manager to use in configuring the at least one computer to communicate using the first network connection technology; providing a second configuration interface for the second media manager that enables the second media manager to receive a second set of one or more network connection settings for the second media manager to use in configuring the at least one computer to communicate using the second network connection technology; and conforming the first and second configuration interfaces to a common configuration interface format, characterized by providing a network and connection provisioning framework configured to implement the first configuration interface and the second configuration interface enabling the first media manager and the second media manager to interoperate with the network and connection provisioning framework, the network and connection provisioning framework configured to present a unified network and connection configuration interface for configuring the first media manager and the second media manager and to process configuration information collected via the network and connection configuration interface, and generate a configuration file comprising network connection settings for the first media manager and the second media manager as a result of the processing; wherein the network and connection provisioning framework is configured to receive at least two plug-in modules, wherein the plug-in modules implement functionality directed to handle the collection and processing of the configuration information specifically pertaining to the first and the second network connection technology, respectively. providing a first configuration interface for the first media manager that enables the first media manager to receive a first set of one or more network connection settings for the first media manager to use in configuring the at least one computer to communicate using the first network connection technology; providing a second configuration interface for the second media manager that enables the second media manager to receive a second set of one or more network connection settings for the second media manager to use in configuring the at least one computer to communicate using the second network connection technology; and conforming the first and second configuration interfaces to a common configuration interface format, characterized by providing a network and connection provisioning framework configured to implement the first configuration interface and the second configuration interface enabling the first media manager and the second media manager to interoperate with the network and connection provisioning framework, the network and connection provisioning framework configured to present a unified network and connection configuration interface for configuring the first media manager and the second media manager and to process configuration information collected via the network and connection configuration interface, and generate a configuration file comprising network connection settings for the first media manager and the second media manager as a result of the processing;