Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (1233 mails)

[Per Osbäck <per@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 11 November 2008 09.33.04 Stanislav Visnovsky wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 November 2008 09:17:47 Markus Weiss wrote:
> > On Tuesday 11 November 2008, Stanislav Visnovsky wrote :
> > > On Monday 10 November 2008 21:33:18 Oddball wrote:
> > > > Markus Weiss schreef:
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > since beta3, I have trouble to use wireless networks with
> > > > > NetworkManager. Trying to configure via Yast Network Settings,
> > > > > there is a Warning:
> > > > >
> > > > > This configuration is not compatible with NetworkManager.
> > > > > Use nm-settings applet or switch to Traditional Method with ifup.
> > >
> > > Just for explanation - NM and ifup now use a completely separated
> > > configuration and YaST is able to handle only the ifup one. So, if you
> > > decide to use NM, YaST network settings cannot be used at all.
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > Stano
> >
> > OK, thanks for clearing this up.
> > Is NM still the recommended way of configuring a wireless network ?
>
> It depends on your use case. I assume you use laptop, where NM is the
> recommended way.
>
> > Because I have no way of making a wireless connection under KDE at the
> > moment (the network applet under KDE4 doesn't work for me).
>
> I suggest to use knetworkmanager (KDE3 version) for now, work on KDE4
> applet is still under heavy bug fixing AFAIK.

until there is a kde4 version, can't the gnome nm-applet be used? I use 3G 
cards and NM is superior in this..

Tambet said not to run nm-applet directly and some policy or something is 
preventing me from doing this.

> Stano

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