On Monday 10 November 2008 01:20:05 Robert Smits wrote: On Monday 10 November 2008 01:20:05 Robert Smits wrote:
On November 9, 2008 07:41:19 am Lisi Reisz wrote:
I have a fresh installation of OpenSuSE 11.0 on a laptop. I am almost a SuSE newbie and am flummoxed. ........ I am completely unfamiliar with NetworkManager, but can see no way of persuading it to connect fully with the wireless card. ........
It is the wireless connection that is crucial. It must connect via DHCP to a school system with a known SSID, but unknown gateway and DNS server(s).
Lisi, I hope you're not offended if I ask if you have configured the network cards via Yast yet?
Not in the least - as I said, I am a virtually a newbie in SuSE and .rpm, so don't really know what I am doing.
It's just that I haven't seen any mention of it in the thread and the wired nic card defaults are ususally enough to get a connection, but wireless often is not.
(System, Yast, enter root password, Network Devices, Network Setting).
This is where you highlight each nic card setting - one for wired, one for wireless in your case, and can then edit the settings. Once you complete the network connections page, click on next and you'll be able to enter the ESSID of the network, any encryption keys, etc. Clicking on finish should save all the settings.
Now you should be able to use knetwork manager to make the connection.
I had looked at it, but as a last resort not as a first. And I still hadn't/haven't sussed it out fully. So this is very helpful. I now know how it is _supposed_ to work! For 3 or 4 years I have solved network problems at the command line via the config files. But I have not set up a wireless card before and it is some 5 years since I briefly dipped my toe in SuSE. I have used .deb systems, which store some things in different places from .rpm systems. So - think newbie. And I am grateful for all advice, not insulted!! At the moment it is working. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will work at school! Lisi -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org