a linux virus: NetworkManager
Karl F. Larsen
klarsen1 at gmail.com
Thu Nov 5 14:07:28 UTC 2009
Mark Syms wrote:
>
>> On both Jaunty and Karmic on my laptop I installed the system
>> in it's partition and let the new grub control things which it
>> always does, and then when up discover WiFi doesn't work. No
>> problem right? Just put the password for my WiFi router in
>> Network Manager.
>>
>> I have NEVER found out where to put the password! So my fix
>> is to plug in the Internet and when NM gets that right, I have
>> an invocation that goes:
>
> Then you really are very stupid aren't you Karl.
We are ALL stupid about things we do not understand. You are
stupid too on some things.
Karl
>
> Click the NM icon and select your Wireless network, type password when
> prompted. If network isn't shown because you don't broadcast SSID then
> select "Connect to Hidden Wireless Network". It's really a damn site easier
> than Wicd in that respect and doesn't require any additional packages to be
> installed.
>
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