starting knetworkmanager

[Errol Sapir]

I fully agree with Jon. WICD is the way to go!!!
Errol

On 03/14/2011 11:41 PM, Jon Piper wrote:
> Hi Georgi,
>
> I have had the the same problem with a number of laptops - including 
> this one.  I Cured the problem by removing knetworkmanager and 
> installing WICD. This has happened at least ten times; now I 
> automatically remove knetworkmanager and now everyone is as happy as a 
> pig in slop. This has happened with Kubuntu 7.04, 7.10, 8.04, 9.10, 
> 10.04 (I have been so happy with 10.04 I haven't bothered with 
> anything beyond.  They need ash can knetworkmanager in my opinion.
>
> Be sure you remove knetworkmanager because it doesn't get along with 
> WICD - if fact it doesn't get along with itself.  Here is how to do it 
> - the easy way:
>
>     1. open a terminal, type: sudo apt-get install synaptic    (it is 
> a package             manager - the best for all of the *buntu in my 
> opinion
>
>     2. search for knetworkmanager (knm-runtime) and mark it for 
> complete removal
>
>     3. search for WICD and mark it for installation
>
>     4. click "apply"
>
>     5. when it is finished doing its thing -- re-start
>
>     6. set up you wireless security WPA, WEP, etc. and you are good to 
> go wired             ethernet or wireless. I rarely work with 
> wireless, but I can unplug my cat5         and walk 25 feet the 
> wireless is working and the icon is changed for wired         to 
> wireless.  Have fun with *buntu!
>
> Blessing,
>
> Jon Piper
>
> ***************
>
> On 03/14/2011 10:18 AM, Georgi Kourtev wrote:
>> On Monday, March 14, 2011 11:39:52 Paul Stear wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> I don't know what I have done to cause this but every time I boot the
>>> system starts without connecting to the network.
>>> If I run knetworkmanager in a konsole it starts as normal and I can check
>>> mail etc..
>>> How do I get the network to start automatically on boot up?
>>> Thanks for any replies,
>>> Paul
>> Did you try in System Settings --->  System Administration -->  Startup and
>> Shutdown? Is it there?
>> gk
>>
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