Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4656 mails)

[Hans van der Merwe <hvdmerwe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.


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