On Sun, 2008-03-16 at 01:27 +0000, Jonathan Underwood wrote:
> On 16/03/2008, Dr P Dupre <pd520@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Sat, 15 Mar 2008, Frank Cox wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:12:18 +0000 (GMT)
> > > Dr P Dupre <pd520@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> Is there a tool to manage the wireless connection from gnome ?
> > >> In one word, iwconfig, etc in graphics mode ?
> > >
> > > Network Manager
> >
> > It does not tell me how strong is the signal for example !
>
> There should be a NetworkManager applet in the top right hand corner
> of your screen which tells you the signal strength if you hover your
> mouse over it.
There's also a GNOME network monitor applet that you can add to the
panel. It shows activity and (for wireless) signal strength. Clicking
pops up a menu with connection details and the ability to control the
connection if not using NetworkManager. The system monitor applet can
also show network traffic volume.
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Matthew Saltzman
Clemson University Mathematical Sciences
mjs AT clemson DOT edu
http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs
