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[Stan Goodman <stan.goodman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 17:00:39 on Wednesday Wednesday 23 December 2009, James Knott 
<james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Stan Goodman wrote:
> > At 15:20:29 on Wednesday Wednesday 23 December 2009, James Knott
> >
> > <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> > > Stan Goodman wrote:
> > > > I know what the SSDI is in the router; I have verified it by
> > > > opening the router's configuration in its web server. I left it
> > > > blank in the WiFi card's configuration because I wasn't sure how to
> > > > handle it in the case of access to networks other than my own. I
> > > > have gone through this with another laptop machine (now deceased),
> > > > but I don't remember what I did then. And now that the card's
> > > > configuration dialog is gone, I don't find how to bring it back, or
> > > > where to enter the missing items.
> > >
> > > When you use KNetworkManager, you can configure several different
> > > connections, each with it's own SSID.
> >
> > "KNetworkManager" is an unrecognized command. Software Manager
> > returns "No Results". I have the usual repos installed; where is it?
>
> I believe you mentioned you're running KDE.  The package name is
> NetworkManager-kde.  You should be able to install it.  When installed,
> there should be a gray globe icon on your task bar, when unconnected.
> The icon changes to a bar graph, when connected via WiFi and what
> appears to be a USB plug, when connected via ethernet.  KNetworkManager
> will allow you to configure several connections, both WiFi and
> ethernet.  I use it on my ThinkPad in OpenSUSE 11.0 and it works fairly
> well.

Writing it in all lower case, and connecting the blue-grey blob withyour 
description, I can see that knetworkmanager is present in the tray. It is 
called "Active" in the balloon when I float the cursor over it.

The "Select Wireless Network" sees my router (it tells me what its SSDI 
is), and notes "52%" although the distance between the two is about two 
meters. And I can now access the 'Net through the card.

I notice that it was not necesssary for me to enter the SSDI in the 
initial configuration, which is what I thought from the beginning that I 
remembered. The card detects SSDI from available signals.

Many thanks, James and everyone else.

-- 
Stan Goodman
Qiryat Tiv'on
Israel
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