On Sat, 2005-26-02 at 05:53 +0000, D. D. Brierton wrote: > On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 22:16 -0700, David Donnelly wrote: > > However, having the ability to view multiple choices means that I can > > see all my neighbour's as well. I am just wondering if there is a way to > > specify a "preferred" network. My SSID is not encrypted but does not > > broadcast either. I can connect if I specify the SSID. I also would like > > to know if I can automate the connection process on boot that it trys to > > connect to my SSID. The Network Manager Daemon starts but I need to run > > "NetworkManagerInfo" from the console to start a scan. I would like this > > process to start automatically if possible. When I do run the command, > > it connects to my neighbour even though I was last connected to my own > > access point. > > I am fairly sure that this issue needs to be reported to the > NetworkManager list: Thanks, I will definitely post this there. > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > > I'm tracking that list, and development of NetworkManger, even though at > the moment I can't use it due to driver issues. As I understand the > current state of play, NetworkManager *ought* to do exactly what you > want it to---i.e. connect to the last one you chose given the current > choices. However, many of the current problems (including mine) are > nothing to do with NetworkManager but are problems with the various > wireless drivers. The NetworkManager-list seems to be very active, and > you should report your problem there. Even if you have to subscribe to > it just for this problem, you can unsubscribe to it after a couple of > weeks if your only interest is in reporting this problem. Once the > drivers are beaten into better shape NetworkManager is going to be one > of the coolest applications ever. > > Best, Darren Not sure if I should ask this here but what the heck. What are your issues with NetworkManager. I am actually stunned / impressed that this works using ndiswrapper. Which driver(s)are you using that aren't working? Regards, David Donnelly > -- > ===================================================================== > D. D. Brierton darren@xxxxxxxxxxx www.dzr-web.com > Trying is the first step towards failure (Homer Simpson) > ===================================================================== >
