On 25.12.2014 14:02, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > I am new to the Xfce interface, and in Gnome it shows you have Wifi, but > it is off. Xfce does not show anything about WiFi with the radio off. > Thus my panic. > Because network-manager-applet(nm-applet) must be installed and enabled in xfce4-session-settings(Application Autostart), and shown in xfce4-panel(systray), that is, by default. http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/gnome/network-manager-applet.html In addition to nm-connection-editor. Also check http://wicd.sourceforge.net/screenshot.php $ repoquery -i wicd-common wicd-curses wicd-gtk > I do like the simplified WiFi interface; when the radio is on. ;) > > But I would like a simple diagnostic tool to show me which APs are on > which channels. New neighbor. I have to show him that he is stepping > on my channels and that he needs to change his..... > man 1 nmcli ... radio - get or set radio switch states Use this object to show radio switches status, or enable/disable the switches. ... wifi [ on | off ] Show or set status of Wi‐Fi in NetworkManager. If no arguments are supplied, Wi‐Fi status is printed; on enables Wi‐Fi; off disables Wi‐Fi. $ nmcli radio wifi enabled $ nmcli radio wifi off $ nmcli radio wifi disabled $ nmcli radio wifi on $ nmcli radio wifi enabled $ nmcli device wifi * SSID MODE CHAN RATE SIGNAL BARS SECURITY ... * WiFi Infra # 54 Mbit/s 100 ▂▄▆█ WPA2 ... $ nmcli device wifi rescan $ nmcli device wifi ... -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
