On 2/18/07, Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sun, 2007-02-18 at 18:54 +0000, Dave Cross wrote: > > Then last weekend I had some problems with my wireless access point > and as part of the diagnosis I removed the configured wireless > connection and re-added it. And since then it hasn't worked at all. I > mean that when I try to activate the connection from the network > configuration wizard, it fails to get a DHCP lease. > I would try the following. Stop the script network from running using chkconfig and run NetwoirkManager and NetworkManagerDispatcher in its place. reboot. A applet called nm-applet will start running when you login and put a icon in the right corner of your upper panel. Right click on the icon and you should see the available access point(s). Click on the one you want. A dot circling display will occur and finally upon connection a series of vertical bars. Along the way to connecting the first time you will have a chance to enter the id of the access point and a WEP password if you haven't done this. I have not set up a new access point in awhile so I can't describe exactly what you will see in the initial configuration steps but it is fairly self explanatory in my memory. Ask again if you need further clarification.
Thanks. That all works. I knew about NetworkManager (I use it on the laptop), but I was convinced that the way to go was to get it it all working manually and _then_ get NetworkManager on the case. I was sure that NetworkManager couldn't be cleverer about all this than me. Score one for artificial intelligence, I guess :) I'd still be interested in knowing why eth0 has become wifi0 and what wloan0 is - if anyone has the time or the inclination. Cheers, Dave...
