NetworkManager & wifi

[Michal Ludvig]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> 
>> Michal Ludvig wrote:
>>> However only "Wired" (ethernet) 
>>> connection appear in the menu. I can't see any wireless ones. Actually
>>> the "wireless" section isn't there at all in the pop-up menu, just
>>> "Wired" one.
>> I had the same problem, though I am using Ubuntu, not Kubuntu,
>> Dapper.
>>
>> On the advice of someone on this list, I *disabled* the wireless
>> network connection in System -> Admin -> Networking. After that,
>>   both the wired and wireless networks showed up in the menu
>> displayed from the Network Manager icon.
> 
> Yes - Ubuntu & Debian versions both handle only those wireless adapters NOT
> in /etc/network/interfaces, so you can either remove the options from that
> file directly, or use the system administration interface.

Cool, thanks for these hints. I'll try it as soon as I get into WiFi
coverage again (strange, no hotspots in this village? how could people
live here ;-)

Michal
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