Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (508 mails)

[Peter Nikolic <p.nikolic1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 05 Dec 2010 18:37:46 Greg KH wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 05, 2010 at 05:27:46PM +0000, Peter Nikolic wrote:
> > On Sunday 05 Dec 2010 16:43:04 Greg KH wrote:
> > > On Sun, Dec 05, 2010 at 01:41:11PM +0000, Peter Nikolic wrote:
> > > > On Thursday 02 Dec 2010 16:09:49 Greg KH wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 02:03:38PM +0000, Peter Nikolic wrote:
> > > > > > On Thursday 02 Dec 2010 08:36:26 Per Jessen wrote:
> > > > > > > Peter Nikolic wrote:
> > > > > > > > I as many other do have a laptop  that has wired   and
> > > > > > > > wireless networking as standard  but sometimes i need to use
> > > > > > > > a Mobile broadband dongal  USB
> > > > > > > > what is needed is an easy way to completely stop the
> > > > > > > > wired and wireless networking to use the mobile system    ,
> > > > > > > > The reason for this is that if wireless is disconnected but
> > > > > > > > enabled then you can not get a route via the mobile
> > > > > > > > connection   you have to completely disable the wireless to
> > > > > > > > use the mobile and easy way to do this is a much needed
> > > > > > > > addition  a means of picking which networking device is
> > > > > > > > active .
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Isn't this a job for the NetworkManager?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It fails  miserably if it is supposed to do it always has done ,
> > > > >
> > > > > Are you sure?  It works just fine here for me in my testing with my
> > > > > devices, I do this all the time with my laptop.
> > > > >
> > > > > Just disable wireless from the icon menu and all should be fine.
> > > >
> > > > Nope no good here they only way is to actually go into yast and
> > > > delete the info for the wireless device   logout  login then the
> > > > dongal works fine
> > >
> > > Ick, that's not good.  Have you tried the newer NetworkManager version
> > > in Factory and not the one in 11.3?
> > >
> > > If this still doesn't work, try filing a bug against upstream
> > > NetworkManager.
> > >
> > > good luck,
> > >
> > > greg k-h
> >
> > Hi ..
> >
> >
> > I'll have a try of the newer NetworkManager version see it that makes any
> > difference  I wonder if it is partly due to this being a vodafone dongal
> > and having to use the vodafone connect program i could not get  UMTSMON
> > to work with it
>
> If you are using some third-party software for your device, take up the
> issue with them, not us, there's nothing we can do about it.
>
> good luck,
>
> greg k-h


I have to say   comments like that are about as much use as a chocolate teapot 
in a transport Cafe 

This appears to be a problem that only afflicts  opensuse so i do believe the 
tables are turned .


Have Fun 

Pete .


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