> > NM is more than just a connection profile manager (system-config-network > > can do that part, more or less). It also wants to support seamless > > roaming and other features to make dynamic connections transparent. Browse > > the NM mailing list to see discussions about complexities of getting > > reliable, dynamic connectivity over wireless. Timing and signal quality > > issues abound and support for the scanning NM needs to do is highly > > variable across cards and drivers. > > Yes, it seems to me it is trying to do far too much, > and not doing anything very well. > If as you say it is difficult to cover all cards and drivers > maybe it is not a good idea to try. > > I spent this afternoon trying to use NM with two different > remote WiFi devices, a PCI Agere/Orinoco device and a Linksys WRT54GL. > I had zero success with both. > According to /var/log/messages the connection failed in both cases > because it ran out of time. > > Incidentally one of the devices had WEP encryption > but NM never asked me about this > so I don't see how it could possibly have worked. > > There appeared to be no place for any kind of configuration, > and the sole documentation provided with NM > appeared to be a short README. Configuration is done through nm-applet which on FC6 runs automatically at boot to produce an icon in the right side of the upper panel. Did you try to use that? I use it on my WEP encrypted access points and it works fairly well. The latest version also does LEAP authentication. > > I googed for an NM tutorial or FAQ but had no joy. The faq is at: http://live.gnome.org/DarrenAlbers/NetworkManagerFAQ > > What is really disturbing is that Windows XP has no problem > accessing either of these WiFi devices > (both running on Linux machines!). > > WiFi under Fedora really is dreadful. > The only thing I can say for it > is that SuSE was even worse. > > Why do none of the WiFi programs > tell you what they have found, > eg "Connected to remote machine but encryption key required", > which it is clear they have learned from /var/log/messages ? > > I should add that I have WiFi working perfectly, > by editing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 . > > -- > Timothy Murphy > e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie > tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 > s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland > -- ======================================================================= Judges, as a class, display, in the matter of arranging alimony, that reckless generosity which is found only in men who are giving away someone else's cash. -- P.G. Wodehouse, "Louder and Funnier" ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
