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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