[opensuse] Configuring WiFi on ThinkPad R31 & SUSE 10.2
I am trying to configure the WiFi interface, using KWiFiManager in SUSE 10.2. While I can configure the various configs, they don't seem to take effect or at least not permanently. For example, I can see networks and if I don't enable encryption in Yast, I can connect to unencrypted networks, but not my home network, which is encrypted, even though encryption and keys are specified in KWiFiManager. If I then enable encryption in Yast, I can connect to my home network, but no longer connect to open networks. Is there something I'm missing? Suggestions? tnx jk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hey,
I am trying to configure the WiFi interface, using KWiFiManager in SUSE 10.2. While I can configure the various configs, they don't seem to take effect or at least not permanently. For example, I can see networks and if I don't enable encryption in Yast, I can connect to unencrypted networks, but not my home network, which is encrypted, even though encryption and keys are specified in KWiFiManager. If I then enable encryption in Yast, I can connect to my home network, but no longer connect to open networks. Is there something I'm missing? Suggestions? I'm not sure, but do you want to join two networks with one wireless-network interface? (If true, that IMHO does not work.) If you want so, you should create, beside the existing interface, a virtual interface which joins the other network.
Patrick -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Patrick Kirsch wrote:
Hey,
I am trying to configure the WiFi interface, using KWiFiManager in SUSE 10.2. While I can configure the various configs, they don't seem to take effect or at least not permanently. For example, I can see networks and if I don't enable encryption in Yast, I can connect to unencrypted networks, but not my home network, which is encrypted, even though encryption and keys are specified in KWiFiManager. If I then enable encryption in Yast, I can connect to my home network, but no longer connect to open networks. Is there something I'm missing? Suggestions?
I'm not sure, but do you want to join two networks with one wireless-network interface? (If true, that IMHO does not work.) If you want so, you should create, beside the existing interface, a virtual interface which joins the other network.
No, when I'm at home, I want to connect to my encrypted home network and when elsewhere, such as the library or Starbucks etc., I want to connect to an open network. Networkmanager will allow connecting to either, but doesn't save any configuration. This requires entering the WEP keys *EVERY* time I want to connect to my home network. KWiFiManager is supposed to allow for several configurations to be saved and used. While I can save configs, I can't switch from an encrypted to non-encrypted config or vice versa, as I have to configure for either in Yast. That is, if I configure Yast for an open network, I cannot connect at home. If I configure it for my encrpted network, I cannot connect elsewhere. In short, KWiFiManager is not changing the configuration as required. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 07:26 -0500, James Knott wrote:
Patrick Kirsch wrote:
Hey,
I am trying to configure the WiFi interface, using KWiFiManager in SUSE 10.2. While I can configure the various configs, they don't seem to take effect or at least not permanently. For example, I can see networks and if I don't enable encryption in Yast, I can connect to unencrypted networks, but not my home network, which is encrypted, even though encryption and keys are specified in KWiFiManager. If I then enable encryption in Yast, I can connect to my home network, but no longer connect to open networks. Is there something I'm missing? Suggestions?
I'm not sure, but do you want to join two networks with one wireless-network interface? (If true, that IMHO does not work.) If you want so, you should create, beside the existing interface, a virtual interface which joins the other network.
No, when I'm at home, I want to connect to my encrypted home network and when elsewhere, such as the library or Starbucks etc., I want to connect to an open network. Networkmanager will allow connecting to either, but doesn't save any configuration. This requires entering the WEP keys *EVERY* time I want to connect to my home network. KWiFiManager is supposed to allow for several configurations to be saved and used. While I can save configs, I can't switch from an encrypted to non-encrypted config or vice versa, as I have to configure for either in Yast. That is, if I configure Yast for an open network, I cannot connect at home. If I configure it for my encrpted network, I cannot connect elsewhere. In short, KWiFiManager is not changing the configuration as required.
Do you have KDE Wallet running? It seems to keep all my wireless keys for me. E-Mail disclaimer: http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hans van der Merwe wrote:
Do you have KDE Wallet running? It seems to keep all my wireless keys for me.
No, I don't use KDE Wallet. One other strike against Knetwork manager, is that it doesn't allow static addresses. I prefer to use static addresses on my home ethernet network, so that my ThinkPad has different IP addresses, when booted into Linux or XP. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 09:52 -0500, James Knott wrote:
Hans van der Merwe wrote:
Do you have KDE Wallet running? It seems to keep all my wireless keys for me.
No, I don't use KDE Wallet. One other strike against Knetwork manager, is that it doesn't allow static addresses. I prefer to use static addresses on my home ethernet network, so that my ThinkPad has different IP addresses, when booted into Linux or XP.
Ye, knetworkmanager is a bit option-less. E-Mail disclaimer: http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hi James, On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 09:52 -0500, James Knott wrote:
No, I don't use KDE Wallet. One other strike against Knetwork manager, is that it doesn't allow static addresses.
This is wrong. If you set up a static configuration for your network (using YaST), NetworkManager will respect that once it gets restarted. Timo -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 09:52 -0500, James Knott wrote:
Hans van der Merwe wrote:
Do you have KDE Wallet running? It seems to keep all my wireless keys for me.
No, I don't use KDE Wallet. One other strike against Knetwork manager, is that it doesn't allow static addresses. I prefer to use static addresses on my home ethernet network, so that my ThinkPad has different IP addresses, when booted into Linux or XP.
Try this: http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/rpm-navigation.php?cat=/Network/netgo the latest is for 10.0 but it still works. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Kenneth Schneider wrote:
On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 09:52 -0500, James Knott wrote:
Hans van der Merwe wrote:
Do you have KDE Wallet running? It seems to keep all my wireless keys for me.
No, I don't use KDE Wallet. One other strike against Knetwork manager, is that it doesn't allow static addresses. I prefer to use static addresses on my home ethernet network, so that my ThinkPad has different IP addresses, when booted into Linux or XP.
Try this:
http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/rpm-navigation.php?cat=/Network/netgo
the latest is for 10.0 but it still works.
I'll have to give it a try. tnx -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Kenneth Schneider wrote:
On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 09:52 -0500, James Knott wrote:
Hans van der Merwe wrote:
Do you have KDE Wallet running? It seems to keep all my wireless keys for me.
No, I don't use KDE Wallet. One other strike against Knetwork manager, is that it doesn't allow static addresses. I prefer to use static addresses on my home ethernet network, so that my ThinkPad has different IP addresses, when booted into Linux or XP.
Try this:
http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/rpm-navigation.php?cat=/Network/netgo
the latest is for 10.0 but it still works.
I'll have to give it a try. tnx -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hi James, On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 07:26 -0500, James Knott wrote:
No, when I'm at home, I want to connect to my encrypted home network and when elsewhere, such as the library or Starbucks etc., I want to connect to an open network. Networkmanager will allow connecting to either, but doesn't save any configuration. This requires entering the WEP keys *EVERY* time I want to connect to my home network.
This sounds like a broken configuration. You will not be prompted for the password if (a) the network is properly stored (check ~/.kde/share/config/knetworkmanagerrc) and (b) KWallet is active. Timo -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 30 January 2007 19:44, James Knott wrote:
Is there something I'm missing? Suggestions? Hi James...
... On my R30 I setup several configurations (physical text files, one for each venue... public library, coffee house, bookstore, my home, etc) then I set a symbolic link to the configuration file I need (by name) before I make the connection by pressing the icon on the tool bar. Thinking ahead a bit helps me... for instance... when I'm at the coffee house and know that the "next" venue is going to be "home" then I set the symbolic link (yes, I use a script) for home just before I shutdown the R30 and I'm all ready to go when I get home. -- Kind regards, M Harris <>< -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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