
On Sat, 10 Jul 2021 at 18:30:08 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 10/07/2021 17.33, Wolfgang Mueller wrote:
My new computer is an
HP 15s-eq2147 FHD RYZ5-5 16GB 512 SSD DOS
It has no cable connection to the internet, but only access via WiFi.
My _personal_ choice, is never buy a laptop without Ethernet connector.
I did not check it when I bought the laptop because I could not imagine that such a basic thing was lacking. It's like buying an automobile and noticing only at home that it has no engine. If had seen it before, I would have chosen another model. But when, even with your help, I don't succeed to connect it to the internet, I will bring it back to the store on Monday.
Installing Leap 15.3 was no problem, but so far I did not manage to establish a WiFi connection.
Using Yast, I set up a wicked service with fixed address, getting this list:
Device Name: wlan0 Configured with address 192.168.2.16/24 (acer.ariannuccia.zz) Starting automatically on cable connection
I find it somewhat absurd that a cable connection is required even for WiFi. Since I have no cable connection, I am looking for a work around. Any idea?
Just ignore it :-)
Or choose "always" if available.
My interpretation: some laptops have a button to enable/disable the wifi. When you enable it would be considered "cable connect".
My laptop does not have such a button.
Although with WiFi I would prefer Network Manager: it is far easier if you ever move your laptop.
But I don't know how to work with it because it grants me no possibility to specify anything, like computer name, IP address, domain etc. Best regards, Wolfgang