On Thu September 6 2007, Globe Trotter wrote: > I get nothing, which is perhaps likely because nm-applet is part of > NetworkManager-gnome? > > Thanks again! > Trotter again, I suggest you give wifi-radar a try - it will do exactly what you described - it opens a GUI, gives you a list of available wireless networks, gives you the ability to configure security, offers a connect to command, and does an excellent job of starting/stopping the radios on a couple of laptops I've tried it on that wouldn't respond to other utilities - I can't speak to network-manager; people who have it working successfully swear by it, but there are tons of complaints and discussions about it come up repeatedly on this list to be clear, I've not tried wifi-radar on a lot of machines - it could have its own set of issues; I don't see it discussed negatively ever, but, that could be just that a lot of people don't use it - in any event, it will take you no more than 5 minutes to install it and give it a shot if you're still looking for a solution -- Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA
