Network manager problem

[Derek Broughton]

Kenneth P. Turvey wrote:

> I was quite thrilled with how well the gnome network manager applet worked
> with my wireless card after getting my new Dell with Feisty Fawn
> installed.  But then it quit.  It used to list the nearby wireless
> networks and allow me to connect to them.  It would even automatically
> connect if I had connected to them before.  Now it doesn't do any of that.
> There is no indication that it is doing anything.  When I click on it
> there is a grayed out menu item with "wired network" in it and an enabled
> menu item that says "manual configuration".  There isn't anything else.
> 
> Does anyone know what would cause this or how to fix it?  I really liked
> the way it worked before.

Cheap Dells, with cheap wireless NICs.  Your wireless card isn't
functioning.  Of course, it could be as simple as pressing Fn-F2 (or from
the network-manager applet, choose "options" and "enable wireless").
-- 
derek