The biggest problem I have with using network managers is that "they" tend
to get into the way too much. I really do not like a bit of software( be is
scripts, or whatever ) thinking it is smarter than I. So when I "put my
foot down" and do something manually, I mean it, and want it in place. But
that's not how these network managers seem to work . . .

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 5:00 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote:

> *I guess I’m not one of those “smart people"*
>>
>
> hah !
>
> I think ideally I'd much rather set wifi up manually if it was not too
> much of a hassle. Time is one thing, but pulling what's left of your hair
> out for a week is not really my idea of fun.
>
> As for googling, I would probably not use beaglebone for a keyword at all,
> and just start googling "linux manual wifi setup" or some such keywords.
> But if it's like bluetooth, which is also somewhat complicated. It can be
> done.
>
> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 4:18 PM, John Syne <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Setting up Wifi is way more complicated that ethernet because of the
>> wireless settings and then there is the security setup like WPA2, etc and
>> that is done before you start with the regular IP settins. Best to search
>> Google “beaglebone wifi setup” which has lots of examples. I know the first
>> time I did this, it took me all day, but that was years ago ;-) I guess I’m
>> not one of those “smart people"
>>
>> Regards,
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 17, 2016, at 2:53 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hmm, I guess no one knows then. Either that, or I'm dealing with a bunch
>> of "smart people" here . . . heh.
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 3:10 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> @Robert,
>>>
>>> That not the point I was attempting to convey. I've never setup a
>>> wireless device in Linux *ever*, so I've no idea if it is as simple as
>>> setting up ethernet connections. With ethernet, I *always* manually set IP,
>>> gateway, network, and all that in the interfaces file.
>>>
>>> Anything stopping one from doing the same with wireless adapters ?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 3:56 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > Jason,
>>>> >
>>>> > Perhaps a Nodejs app linked in the getting started pages. That have
>>>> "button"
>>>> > to switch on / off desired behavior. g_ether, g_serial, etc.
>>>> >
>>>> > Another thing I was curious about. Is why does a wireless network
>>>> device
>>>> > need a network manager running at all ? I don't know . . .I've always
>>>> used /
>>>> > preferred wired networking.
>>>>
>>>> I've seen a "device" with only wireless and usb-otg...
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
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