On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 00:22:45 -0500, Scot L. Harris <webid@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 2005-02-04 at 22:30, jim lawrence wrote: > > > > > > > > Try using Networkmanager > > Go to this url and see if this helps > > http://www.fedoranews.org/contributors/jim_lawrence/network_manager/ > > If for some reason NM doesn't start, open up the terminal and type in > > > > NetworkManangerInfo > > > > If you use a encrypted network and NM finds your AP it will prompt > > you for the key > > Thank you for that link. I had been having difficulty getting the > wireless interface working on a tecra m2. After learning from your > write up how to use NetworkManager, wireless is now working. > > However I have a few questions. > > 1. I did not startup named, I currently do not have that installed on my > laptop. I remember reading the issues with having to have a caching > nameserver. However that does not appear to be an issue here. When i wrote the article, named was requireed thanks for pointing that out I'll change that > 2. You might want to include Applications -> System Tools -> > Configuration Editor in the part on editing the wep keys. The way it is > written it looks like /system is a top level directory when this is > actually stored under /home/username/.gconf. :) Yeah I'll change that too the full path to the tools > 3. I don't understand why the wireless interface does not start during > boot. It only starts once NetworkManagerInfo starts once I log into the > system. This causes a couple of errors to occur during boot up, first > on is failure to start eth1 and the second one is failure to sync ntpd last time you were connected. the reason why wireless doesn't get strted at boot is because yo could be ina different palce than the *NM tries to connect to the last known AP when it starts, but if it doesn't find that AP, it will search for another. Pretty cool huh:) After your booted up run NetworkManagerIfo and open the terminal, and type I think session-save open up your network device control and uncheck the box that says start device on boot for bothe wireless and wired devices NM will start them fo you. > 4. Is there a way to select which AP to connect to using NetworkManager? see the above answer at the * > Thanks again for pointing the right direction with this. :) > > -- > Scot L. Harris > webid@xxxxxxxxxx > > "May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house." > -- George Carlin > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- Jim Lawrence Registered Linux User: #376813 ******************************************************** When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle. It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself. ************************************
