On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 22:33 -0400, Mike Chalmers wrote: > On 5/2/08, Kevin J. Cummings <cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Mike Chalmers wrote: > > > > > > > > > Is it in the start menu? I found the /usr/bim/nm-applet. But I am > > > > wondering if it can be accessed through the start menu? For instance > > > > can I go to "utilities" in the start menu and access it from there? > > > > > > > > So my question is where would it be in the start menu? Thanks Kevin. > > > > > > > > > > > No, I don't think it is there. At least my laptop came with nm-applet > > being run in the start-up programs part of the session manager. > > > > > > > Simply put, how do I open Network Manager? > > > > > > > In order to use NetworkManager, you need to start the NetworkManager and > > NetworkManagerDispatcher services. Use "chkconfig --list NetworkManager" > > and "chkconfig --list NetworkManagerDisplatcher" to see if they are properly > > installed and started. If they are, then all you need to do is run > > nm-applet in your X11 session and the applet should appear in your system > > notification part of your taskbar. Then all you need to do is click on it > > to see what wireless networks it finds, and select one of them to connect > > to. > > > > Clear as mud yet? > > > > -- > > Kevin J. Cummings > > kjchome@xxxxxxx > > cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Registered Linux User #1232 (http://counter.li.org) > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > Yeah, I got it. It is good that it is the default with F9, because it > sounds like a pretty important application. > > Although I found another way that you can start it. Go to the start > menu in KDE and go to Administration-> Services. There you can choose > to start and stop Network Manager and Network Manager Dispatcher. Do > you know anything about this method? > > I will be behind a WPA access point. So what I am wondering is where > do I get the, wpa_supplicant RPM? > > Thanks, > wpa-supplicant should be installed by default but yum install wpa_supplicant\* -- ======================================================================= Old Grandad is dead but his spirits live on. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
