On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Rodney Baker
On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 15:45:46 Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Sun, 2010-07-04 at 15:37 -0400, Mark Misulich wrote:
On Mon, 2010-07-05 at 01:44 +0930, Rodney Baker wrote:
On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 23:54:38 James Knott wrote:
Rodney Baker wrote:
What gui interface to Network Manager are you using?
Whatever one comes with KDE 3.
Yep, that's what I thought. I never used the KDE 3 version but I might have to install it because the KDE 4 one is seriously challenged in this area. It's handling of switching between multiple wired networks is actually pretty good (very good in fact - easier than Windows) but it's missing one critical (for me) wireless feature.
The command line interface cnetworkmanager works for the wireless network but not for the wired interface. The underlying tool seems to work well now, its just the interface options for KDE4 that are lacking.
Thanks for your input, James. Very helpful.
I can verify it works on 11.2 (update repo applied) and 11.3 (current release candidate) with the Network Manager. This is in my /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log:
Trying to associate with 00:18:4d:09:ef:36 (SSID='essential' freq=2412 MHz) Associated with 00:18:4d:09:ef:36 WPA: Key negotiation completed with 00:18:4d:09:ef:36 [PTK=CCMP GTK=TKIP] CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 00:18:4d:09:ef:36 completed (auth) [id=0 id_str=]
I use the KDE Network manager, The password is managed there. In Yast you must say you want to use this to configure the network. Then there is an icon in the KDE panel. In this method, the connection only works when someone with a network password is logged in. And it is here that you can change which wireless to use. As usual, right click on the icon.
If using the same wireless access point all the time, in yast choose the traditional method, and the items (e.g., password) are then entered in yast. Then it is available even when no one is logged in. It is all where you configure network cards in yast.
Your choice depends on your needs.
rodney.baker@iinet.net.au
there has been a problem with network manager since the 11.2 opensuse version with kde4. I am still using 11.1 on this laptop because it uses the kde3 networkmanager.
Old status. It has been working for some time. I use numerous wireless connections (home and hotels) and it 'just works'.
Indeed, when 11.2 first came out, the story was a very different one...
Well, yesterday no matter what I tried it would not work. Today the wind must have been blowing a different direction because when I tried it tonight it connected first time. (I now have much less hair than I did yesterday!)
Why? I have absolutely no idea. I did not change anything. I didn't install or update anything, or delete anything. I have rebooted the machine between then and now (including booting into Windows once). Last night it wouldn't work for love nor money, but tonight it does. I wonder for how long? At least now if the configuration doesn't change it should (theoretically) keep working. I'll try switching between wireless and wired a few times and see what happens...
For me, WPA2 / PSK works fine immediately after reboot. But if my laptop hibernates, then my wireless connection never comes back. I don't know if that is a wireless driver bug, or knetworkmanager bug. Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org