Re: how to connect to wireless access point....

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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?
> >
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> 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\*
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