Even better, how can NetworkManager connect on its own!?

On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:55:26 -0400, Leigh Noble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I too believe I am having a problem similar to Jacob's included below.
>
> I am using NetworkManager 0.6.2 (under Ubuntu 6.06). I comment out all  
> the entries related to eth1 (my wireless card) in  
> /etc/network/interfaces and restart my system. Upon restart,  
> NetworkManager shows all available wireless SSIDs but is unable to  
> connect. I note that if I go into the native Ubuntu networking tool  
> (System/Administration/Networking) it does *not* show eth1 as being  
> enabled. If I "enable" eth1 in the Properties dialog box of the native  
> Ubuntu networking tool, NetworkManager is immediately able to connect to  
> a wireless access point.
>
> However, enabling eth1 in the native Ubuntu networking tool causes all  
> the eth1 entries to be re-written into /etc/network/interfaces. If I  
> logout without editing this file, upon restart NetworkManager does not  
> recognize the wireless card at all. If I re-edit /etc/network/interfaces  
> and remove all eth1 references, upon restart NetworkManager *can* see  
> the wireless card (and access points in my area), but again, eth1 is not  
> enabled and NetworkManager actually cannot connect.
>
> So, as a novice, I think the question is: How do I "enable" eth1 in such  
> a way that it does not re-write /etc/network/interfaces?
>
> --Leigh
> http://www.ms.uky.edu/~noble
>
> On 8/1/2006 4:07 PM, Jacob wrote:
>
>> OK, here's the problem. NetworkManager (Ubuntu version) will only work   
>> when I have all the entries of wlan0 commented out. It will see my   
>> networks then, but it still won't connect. I'm using ndiswrapper, with  
>> a  wusb54gs v1 device. (Linksys Wireless G USB Adapter.)
>>
> <SNIP>
>
>



-- 
From,
Jacob
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