[gentoo-amd64] Re: Saving other Wireless network

[Peter Davoust]

Ok, so Beso, I didn't get your e-mail until just now, but apparently I
lied. I guess Ubuntu 7.10 has a different version of nm-applet or
something, because it did automatically save the network config.
Thanks for the help though.

-Peter

On Dec 12, 2007 3:26 PM, Beso <givemesugarr@×××××.com> wrote:
> try doing this instead:
> let the applet find the network then click on it and it will try to connect.
> if the network is ciphered nm-applet would recognize its type and would ask
> you of the missing stuff inside the config. insert the missing stuff and
> you're done.
> anyway, the connect to other network should also work well in adding the
> config to saved one. the thing that could be wrong is that the network would
> not broadcast it's name and thus you wouldn't be able to automatically
> connect to it on boot since it wasn't found. another problem could be that
> you're trying to connect to a different ap. for example in my university i
> usually connect to the same network but with different aps. sometimes it
> connects at boot and sometime it doesn't.
> the last thing: i'm assuming that you're a gnome user and i'd advice you, if
> you're using kde, to drop nm-applet and use knetworkmanager, which is its
> counterpart for kde.
>
>
>
>  2007/12/12, Peter Davoust <worldgnat@×××××.com>:
> > Hmmm, it doesn't appear to save the details. If I suspend it
> > reconnects without complaining, but when I reboot it appears to loose
> > all the information. It may be because I'm configuring the network as
> > thought the name were not broadcast. Would "Create new Wireless
> > Network" save the details?
> >
> > -Peter
> >
> > On Dec 12, 2007 11:15 AM, Beso <givemesugarr@×××××.com> wrote:
> > > well, it should automatically save working configuration and
> automatically
> > > connect to the network when within reach. this would not be the case
> with
> > > networks that don't broadcast their name. on these networks you'd either
> > > have to wait some time before nm-applet gets them or try reconnecting
> with
> > > the manual method.
> > >
> > > 2007/12/12, Peter Davoust <worldgnat@×××××.com>:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Is there anyway to save the configuration you give nm-applet when you
> > > > connect to an "other" wireless network? It's great to be able to
> > > > connect, but I don't like having to enter my password and everything.
> > > >
> > > > -Peter
> > > > _______________________________________________
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> > > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > dott. ing. beso
> >
>
>
>
> --
> dott. ing. beso
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