On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 11:41 -0600, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 8:31 AM, Rick Bilonick <rab@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > When I used networkmanager and nm-applet under Fedora 6, it made it easy > > to choose either "wired" or "wireless" networks. You just clicked which > > one you wanted. In Fedora 8, nm-applet does not have a "wired" choice > > (it only shows the wireless networks). So since I upgraded to Fedora 8 This is not my experience. I see wired and wireless network options. Wired ones are grayed out unless there is a wire plugged in. If there is a driver issue, you may not see wired and/or wireless connections if NM can't see your devices. > > about 2 months ago, I have to struggle with networkmanager to use wired > > ethernet at work and wireless at home. At work I have to turnoff > > networkmanager (via services), kill wpa_supplicant and nm-applet and > > type in the dns (nm always overwrites the fixed dns) before connecting > > to the wired network. Before I leave work, then I need to re-enable > > networkmanager via services and allow networkmanager to control the > > wireless card (wlan0) so I'll be able to connect at home. It was SO > > simple under F6 and its such a mess under F8. Or am I missing something? > > I tried wireless assistant but SELINUX blocks it from running. I also > > tried wifiradar but it NEVER connects at home (even though I've given it > > the same info). At least nm works at home and at work using WPA when I > > need a wireless connection at work. There is an NM update in updates-testing you might try. NM is under active development with several new features to come, including connect-on-boot, better control over connection profiles, etc. For example, recent NM versions have an Edit Connections entry in the right-click menu. > > > > So I'm guessing the NetworkManager upgrades aren't working on your end :) > > Your experience is widely shared, prompting interest in programs like > "wifi-radar" or "wicd". > > On my system, I have just permanently turned off NetworkManager and > used system-config-network to set up a few wireless networks that I > use frequently. Then start them manually with the old > > /sbin/ifup myNet > > This approach is not so easily adaptable to new environments, but if I > really want to connect, I can see networks with > > /sbin/iwlist scan > > and then can setup accounts in system-config-network. > > Note that s-c-n creates config files in > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/. Once y ou set up one wireless > network, supposing it is called "eth1" by default, then there will be > a file "ifcfg-eth1" in network-scripts. If you copy that to > ifcfg-newname, then you can edit that file and then start the wireless > server "newname" instead of eth1. > > Well, it is old fashioned, but liberating in a certain way. > > Just now, I posted on the wicd thread, you might try that one, I don't > know if it will be better for you. > > Rick B. > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > -- Matthew Saltzman Clemson University Mathematical Sciences mjs AT clemson DOT edu http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs
