[opensuse] How do you "roam" wirelessly?
I have opensuse 10.3 on my laptop. Wireless networking is using iwl4965 driver. It works great in my home office environment where I spend 95% of my time. I'm using Network Manager to switch between wired (at my desk) and wireless (away from my desk). Today we went to the local swimming pool which has unsecure wireless. I could not figure out how to connect. With my wife's laptop running Vista, I could easily see what networks were available and make a connection. I even tried to use the data from hers (SSID) and still couldn't get a connection. So, is there a gui utility for managing connections? Showing what's available and making connections? Thanks, James -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
So, is there a gui utility for managing connections? Showing what's available and making connections?
kwifimanager. You might or might not have to build madwifi from source to get the Wi-Fi interface to work. Not sure if it's in the OpenSuSE repositories....... http://sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi/ http://www.madwifi.net/ -- Richard www.sheflug.org.uk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
James Pifer wrote:
I have opensuse 10.3 on my laptop. Wireless networking is using iwl4965 driver. It works great in my home office environment where I spend 95% of my time. I'm using Network Manager to switch between wired (at my desk) and wireless (away from my desk).
Today we went to the local swimming pool which has unsecure wireless. I could not figure out how to connect. With my wife's laptop running Vista, I could easily see what networks were available and make a connection. I even tried to use the data from hers (SSID) and still couldn't get a connection.
So, is there a gui utility for managing connections? Showing what's available and making connections?
Thanks, James
Have you installed Knetworkmanager? -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sunday 03 August 2008 02:13:35 pm James Pifer wrote:
Have you installed Knetworkmanager?
I installed and I'll see how it works.
It isn't nearly as good as the utility i've seen with vista but it is more or less functional. Unfortunately, it has little in the way of information *about* any given network - security/pass or fail/reliability. It will also sometimes show a network then not depending on the phase of the moon. -- kai www.filesite.org || www.4thedadz.com || www.perfectreign.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
It isn't nearly as good as the utility i've seen with vista but it is more or less functional.
Unfortunately, it has little in the way of information *about* any given network - security/pass or fail/reliability. It will also sometimes show a network then not depending on the phase of the moon.
I've tried to connect to a couple of unsecured routers around my house, but it keeps falling back and connecting to my router. It's possible they have MAC filtering on and it's just failing, but I doubt it. I'll try it again when I'm out of range of my own and see what happens. I'm open to any suggestions or experience others have had that might save me some fiddling.... James -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Kai Ponte wrote:
On Sunday 03 August 2008 02:13:35 pm James Pifer wrote:
Have you installed Knetworkmanager?
I installed and I'll see how it works.
It isn't nearly as good as the utility i've seen with vista but it is more or less functional.
Unfortunately, it has little in the way of information *about* any given network - security/pass or fail/reliability. It will also sometimes show a network then not depending on the phase of the moon.
Hi, I am not sure what version of suse you are using. The knetworkmanager on 10.3 works pretty well, In fact I am in Penang Malaysia in the airport and hooked up to the wireless net here with it. I was demonstrating the difference to someone here between Windows and Linux and couldn't get connected with windows vista, but suse and knetworkmanager got me connected right away. Hooray! I have an old laptop at home that I made out of two broken laptops, and recently installed suse 11.0 on it. I found that the knetworkmanager doesn't work well, nor will it show the active networks or their signal strength properly. There has been a lot of discussion on this mail list about how poorly knetworkmanager works on 11.0, so it is a known problem. I have foregone updating to 11.0 on this computer that I am presently using because I need the functionality of knetwork manager working properly to be able to connect to wireless networks as I travel. It is so basic to laptop use that it seems to me to be a major oversight in 11.0 usefullness. I am not trying to be contentious, but would like to ask if perhaps those in the know may be able to reply and advise us both when the program will be repaired. Thanks, Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Mark Misulich wrote:
Kai Ponte wrote:
On Sunday 03 August 2008 02:13:35 pm James Pifer wrote:
Have you installed Knetworkmanager?
I installed and I'll see how it works.
It isn't nearly as good as the utility i've seen with vista but it is more or less functional.
Unfortunately, it has little in the way of information *about* any given network - security/pass or fail/reliability. It will also sometimes show a network then not depending on the phase of the moon.
Hi, I am not sure what version of suse you are using. The knetworkmanager on 10.3 works pretty well, In fact I am in Penang Malaysia in the airport and hooked up to the wireless net here with it. I was demonstrating the difference to someone here between Windows and Linux and couldn't get connected with windows vista, but suse and knetworkmanager got me connected right away. Hooray!
I have an old laptop at home that I made out of two broken laptops, and recently installed suse 11.0 on it. I found that the knetworkmanager doesn't work well, nor will it show the active networks or their signal strength properly. There has been a lot of discussion on this mail list about how poorly knetworkmanager works on 11.0, so it is a known problem. I have foregone updating to 11.0 on this computer that I am presently using because I need the functionality of knetwork manager working properly to be able to connect to wireless networks as I travel. It is so basic to laptop use that it seems to me to be a major oversight in 11.0 usefullness. I am not trying to be contentious, but would like to ask if perhaps those in the know may be able to reply and advise us both when the program will be repaired.
Thanks, Mark I agree Knetworkmanager does not work as well as in 10.3, though it does have a couple of nice features. Perhaps the two versions can be combined, taking the best of each?
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On Sunday 03 August 2008 06:53:31 pm you wrote:
Kai Ponte wrote:
On Sunday 03 August 2008 02:13:35 pm James Pifer wrote:
Have you installed Knetworkmanager?
I installed and I'll see how it works.
It isn't nearly as good as the utility i've seen with vista but it is more or less functional.
Unfortunately, it has little in the way of information *about* any given network - security/pass or fail/reliability. It will also sometimes show a network then not depending on the phase of the moon.
Hi, I am not sure what version of suse you are using. The knetworkmanager on 10.3 works pretty well,
"Pretty Well" is about what I'd say, too. I am on 10.3 and have had KNetworkmanager on laptops since 9.3. In most cases it seems do okay. Oddly enough, though, I'll have a sudden drop in the connection, followed by the inability to reconnect. Often - when at home - my laptops will suddenly decide to connect to a neighbor's network. I gave up trying to not broadcast my SSID at work or home because KNetworkmanager can't seem to maintain itself.
In fact I am in Penang Malaysia in the airport and hooked up to the wireless net here with it.
I've done the same in various airports and even outside the gym, when I've forgotten something.
I was demonstrating the difference to someone here between Windows and Linux and couldn't get connected with windows vista, but suse and knetworkmanager got me connected right away. Hooray!
I have an old laptop at home that I made out of two broken laptops, and recently installed suse 11.0 on it. I found that the knetworkmanager doesn't work well, nor will it show the active networks or their signal strength properly.
There has been a lot of discussion on this mail list about how poorly knetworkmanager works on 11.0, so it is a known problem.
That is unfortunate. I have no need/plans to upgrade to 11.0 since 10.3 is loud enough for me right now. I figure by the time 10.3 is end-of-life, they'll have figured out the bugs. -- kai www.filesite.org || www.4thedadz.com || www.perfectreign.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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