On 12/13/2009 09:28 PM, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Patrick Boutilier wrote: > >>>>> I am running Fedora-12 with KDE. >>>>> Is it possible to configure NM (NetworkManager) >>>>> so that it starts before I login, >>>>> and does not require me to enter a password? >>>>> >>>>> The instructions I have seen for this all seem to assume >>>>> that one is using Gnome rather than KDE. >>>> >>>> system-config-network. >>> >>> What about it? >>> I have the checkbox "Activate device when computer starts" ticked, >>> but this appears to have no effect. > >> Works here. Wireless or ethernet card? > > WiFi (Thinkpad T43 with Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG). > Couple of things to check. Is wireless key defined in under "Wireless Settings"? Under the "Hardware Device" tab I had to pick my wlan0 instead of using the default choice (forget what it was).