Re: [opensuse] Configuring WiFi on ThinkPad R31 & SUSE 10.2


On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 07:26 -0500, James Knott wrote:
Patrick Kirsch wrote:
Hey,

I am trying to configure the WiFi interface, using KWiFiManager in SUSE
10.2.
While I can configure the various configs, they don't seem to take
effect or at least not permanently. For example, I can see networks and
if I don't enable encryption in Yast, I can connect to unencrypted
networks, but not my home network, which is encrypted, even though
encryption and keys are specified in KWiFiManager. If I then enable
encryption in Yast, I can connect to my home network, but no longer
connect to open networks. Is there something I'm missing? Suggestions?

I'm not sure, but do you want to join two networks with one
wireless-network interface? (If true, that IMHO does not work.)
If you want so, you should create, beside the existing interface, a
virtual interface which joins the other network.



No, when I'm at home, I want to connect to my encrypted home network and
when elsewhere, such as the library or Starbucks etc., I want to connect
to an open network. Networkmanager will allow connecting to either, but
doesn't save any configuration. This requires entering the WEP keys
*EVERY* time I want to connect to my home network. KWiFiManager is
supposed to allow for several configurations to be saved and used.
While I can save configs, I can't switch from an encrypted to
non-encrypted config or vice versa, as I have to configure for either in
Yast. That is, if I configure Yast for an open network, I cannot
connect at home. If I configure it for my encrpted network, I cannot
connect elsewhere. In short, KWiFiManager is not changing the
configuration as required.




Do you have KDE Wallet running?
It seems to keep all my wireless keys for me.


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