On 01/09/2010 12:16 PM, Josef Wolf wrote:
Hello,
With 11.2, I could not activate wlan on my laptop. After lots of googling, I found that following commands do the trick:
zypper remove networkmanager-kde4 zypper install networkmanager-gnome gtk-update-icon-cache -f /usr/share/icons/hicolor nm-appet &
Now the problem is that there seem to be no way to put nm-applet into the panel so that it starts automatically.
Any hints how to start nm-applet automatically?
Josef, Unless you have a compelling reason not to, I would suggest using yast to configure your wireless card to use "Traditional ifup" method of activation and set the card to start "At Boot". I have used network manager for a couple of years and about nine months ago, I just went back to traditional ifup and I am sorry I didn't do it sooner. If you have many (known) wireless APs to connect to, that can be handled in your config files. If you have many (unknown) wireless APs to connect to each day -- then staying with nm may be your best bet. Traditional ifup solves many of the nm problems, but the biggest problem it solved for me was the problem of not having an IP until logon. It was always a pain having a box running, but not being able to access it via ssh, etc.. until someone physically started a desktop. Configuring the wireless connection from the cli is actually much simpler than relying on the nm magic. Just a simple 'iwlist wlan0 scan' or 'wlanconfig wlan0 scan' (or the equivalent for your card) and you have the list of available APs with much more information than you get from looking at the nm screen. Then just follow up with iwconfig to associate to the AP of your choice and use dhclient or dhcpcd to get an IP address and your done. If you only have a couple of APs you normally use, I don't see any benefit from running nm instead of the traditional ifup. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org