On Sat, 2006-04-29 at 20:26 -0600, Charles Curley wrote: > On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 01:31:47PM +1030, Tim wrote: > > an unattributed author: > > >> 1. wireless is inherently flaky. Even in close proximity to a WAP, I get > > >> temporary dropoffs. Usually, NM will restore the connection within a few > > >> minutes. > > >> > > >> 2. NM is beta, no? Still needs to be fine-tuned... > > > > > > Since you mention Christmas, could one of your neighbours have bought > > themselves some wireless gear, and you're getting some interaction > > between yours and their systems? > > > > If you turn off all off your wireless gear but the one receiver on the > > PC you're testing, does it notice any other networks? > > Kismet is your friend here. Be sure to turn off Network Manager before > firing it up. > Kismet seems to work for me with NetworkManager running. Why does it need to turned off? -- Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
