Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3139 mails)

[Bruce Marshall <bmarsh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 01 October 2006 14:38, James Knott wrote:
> I am running SUSE 10.1 on an IBM ThinkPad R31.  I have been trying,
> without success, to use KWiFiManager to configure the built in wireless
> adapter.  When I try to connect to a known AP, I get an error message
> "Aborting network switching due to invalid WEP key specification."  In
> the configuration editor, when I click on "Activate", I get several
> error messages, including:
>
> SSID could not be set
> Operation mode could not be set
> Speed settings could not be set
> Encryption settings could not be set
> Power management settings coud not be set
>
> So, it appears that I cannot configure anything with KWiFiManager. Also,
> prior to running SUSE 10.1, I could use WLAN Assistant, but that no
> longer works either.
>
> any ideas?
>
> tnx jk

Have you tried using  knetworkmanager ?   I just spent 3 weeks on the road and 
was very surprised how easy it was.   You can bring up a window showing you 
all the available networks....  which are secure....    and select one to 
connect to.    Very easy and flexible.