D. D. Brierton wrote: > On Sat, 2005-08-27 at 12:31 -0400, Emily Brantley wrote: > >>i'd love to use NetworkManager, i really would, but is it possible ? i >>use a wireless card (a Linksys "Instant Wireless" Card version 3) which >>uses the orinoco driver. >> >>the NetworkManagerDispatch service runs normally, but running >>NetworkManager itself seems impossible. >> >># service NetworkManager status >>NetworkManager dead but pid file exists >> >>further, if i run NetworkManagerInfo, it quits immediately. has anyone >>been able to get NetworkManager working with an orinoco card ? > > > Hi Emily, I am in the same position as you. You should check the archive > of the NetworkManager list: > > http://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/ > > especially the first couple of months. The problem is not with > NetworkManager but with the Orinoco driver itself. It doesn't currently > support scanning (see for yourself: try "/sbin/iwlist <dev> scan") which > means that NetworkManager can't do anything with it. The orinoco driver > is under development to add the required features, and I believe the cvs > version of it works with NM. Basically, either get a different wireless > card or wait for the new driver. > > Best, Darren > thanks for the info, darren. i got NM to run, but it was basically useless (just appearing to scan over and over), and the command you gave shows no data available. i knew about a driver shortcoming, but i didn't know much more. i'll just wait for things to get better. em.
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