Configuring Wireless on openSUSE

[John Scott]

-----Original Message-----
From: Fred A. Miller <fmiller at lightlink.com>
Sent: Sun, Nov 8, 2009 5:26 am
Subject: Re: Configuring Wireless on openSUSE




Robert Holtzman wrote:



On Fri, 6 Nov 2009, John Scott wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: Bunyameen Mohamed <bunubuntu at gmail.com>
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Sent: Fri, Nov 6, 2009 2:43 am
Subject: Configuring Wireless on openSUSE





>>The default Network tool installed by suse in 11.1 is crap. It is easy
>>to click from the panel but it has no options and does not support WPA


>Hang on, Bubba! That ISN'T true at all!! OpenSUSE DOES support WPA
>personal AND enterprise in 11.1. Considering I've used it on a number
>of boxen since 11.1 released, I can speak with full authority!


If you reread the statement, I did not say SuSE doe not support WPA. I 
said the default tool does not list it and that he should switch config 
tools. I went on to say that it took me a week to get it working. 
Obviously it would not make sense to say WPA is not supported and then 
say in the next sentence that I got it to work. I don't know which tool 
he is using but if WPA is not an option, do not assume that it is 
simply automatic. If it is not listed, it will not work in the default 
tool. I am simply trying to help him avoid wasting time by thinking he 
is doing something wrong when he may be using a tool that does not even 
try to connect to a WPA AP. That info would have saved me a week when 
this happened to me.

John