Network Manager

[Karl F. Larsen]

Wendy Galovich wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:23:49 -0700
> "Karl F. Larsen" <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Clint Tinsley wrote:
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Karl F. Larsen" <klarsen1 at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "Ubuntu user technical support,	not for general
>>>> discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> Subject: Network
>>>> Manager Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:00:30 -0700
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 	I decided to learn how Network Manager (NM) works. I went
>>>> to Google and entered "ubuntu,networkmanager" and I got the usual
>>>> 10,000 hits.
>>>>
>>>> 	Starting from the first I read the next 5 web pages and the
>>>> whole experience was similar to trying to get NM to work. But
>>>> I did get that NM is still in Beta stage. Also most people
>>>> were not able to get NM to do WiFi. The goal of the NM program
>>>> is to have NM always work with a wired Internet, and
>>>> automatically switch to WiFi when wired Internet is turned off.
>>>>
>>>> 	Alas the WiFi part does not work.
>>> More evidence as to how badly broken Ubuntu 9.10 is.  I could not
>>> get wireless to work in 9.10 using the default NM installation.
>>> The wireless lights show that the driver is working but no
>>> connectivity.  As to my earlier note, after tonight, 9.10 is a page
>>> in history until it the next releease, be it a .1 or .2.
>>>
>> 	Here is my experiance with NM and WiFi. I replaced wcid with 
>> NM and reboot. It came up with a panel asking me to give the 
>> keyring the password. This was the first time I have seen 
>> keyring on 9.10.
>>
>> 	Of course I do not have a password so I hit deny 10 times and 
>> another panel came up. This one wants the router password. I 
>> entered that and the WiFi started working, but it was odd. I 
>> do not think the email I wrote on the laptop ever got to the list.
>>
>> 	Reboot and repeat all above. The keyring is the problem. How 
>> do you learn the password of the STUPID keyring???
>>
>> 73 Karl
>>
>>
> 
> Karl,
> 
> I haven't moved from 9.04 to 9.10 yet, but I'm wondering what your
> System > Preferences > Encryption and Keyrings settings is defaulted to?  Does
> 9.10 have that menu setting, and can you turn the keyring off from there?
> 

	The only thing on my 9.10 is at Applications - Accessories - 
Passwords and Encription Keys.

	There I learned what my password is. I hit help and 2 blank 
forms showed up. Now I have the password I can try to make 
Network Manager work.


73 Karl


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