* ml2mst peremptorily fired off this memo:
> This is not a rant, but I came to the conclusion that the Gnome Network
> Manager, seriously needs a make over.
>
> I installed Ubuntu Hardy Heron yesterday on my Acer Aspire and even
> after replacing the Atheros driver with a nightly build, I was not able
> to make a Wifi connection.
>
> Inspired by a [News] post in COLA yesterday, I installed KDE4.1, which
> comes up with the K Network Manager.
>
> Now guess what: The K Network Manager made my Atheros adapter work
> without a glitch!
And the trolls say it is stupid to have multiple projects for the same
functionality!
Odd. I've never had trouble with the Gnome Network Manager (once I
figured out the configs), either with an Atheros-based card (the cheapo
"Ativa" wireless card they sell at Orifice Depot) or the Intel iwlwifi
driver.
However, you do have to make sure you /don't/ define any lines for wlan0
in your /etc/network/interfaces file.
Make sure you've installed wpasupplicant and ifupdown, too.
I've heard of others having problems, too, and being recommended to use
wicd or wifiradar. But nm-applet works fine on my machine.
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I've given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.
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