On Tue, 2008-09-30 at 23:09 +0800, Ronald Wiplinger (Lists) wrote: > Dan Williams wrote: > > On Tue, 2008-09-30 at 09:30 +0800, Ronald Wiplinger (Lists) wrote: > > > >> Dan Williams wrote: > >> > >>> On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 07:18 +0800, Ronald Wiplinger (Lists) wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> I had to install 0.7 in order to get my E220 to work. Works fine! I use > >>>> Ubuntu 8.0.4 on my EeePC 1000 / 901 > >>>> > >>>> However, I got some other problems with it. > >>>> > >>>> 1. Each time I connect to the network I have to key in the Shared key, > >>>> although it is saved. I can go to Edit that connection and even show the > >>>> key. What gone wrong with that? Why does it not take the key > >>>> automatically? How to fix it? > >>>> > >>>> > >>> It might be that the card isn't connecting within the timeout, thus NM > >>> asks for a new key because it thinks your key is wrong. Does it connect > >>> the second time if you just hit "OK" without editing the key itself? > >>> This could indicate a driver problem. What driver is 8.04 using on your > >>> machine? > >>> > >>> > >> There is no "OK", there is a Cancel or type in Key and Connect. > >> > > > > Ah, I mean connect. Does it work if you just hit "Connect" again? NM > > only asks for keys if the driver fails to associate to the access point. > > > > > > Now I am getting totally frustrated! > I "had" to install Networkmanager 0.7, because I also use an E220 to > connect to the Internet. > > This morning an "update" arrived via Ubuntu updates. First smile after > rebooting was: GREAT it connects now automatically to the network again! > But I was / am very frustrated, because I have now to disconnect in > order to open an application. > While I am connected ANY (did I mention ANY) application, including > terminal, ... will just show "starting up ..." and die silently.
I believe Alexander fixed that issue today already in an additional update. Dan > I have now to disconnect, open all applications I might need now and can > then connect again (no password question, it knows my password ;-) ) and > can continue to work. Not the way I like to work forever, .... hopefully > somebody finds the bug soon and gives me the solution how to install it, > because, if I am connected, I cannot open the update, and if I am not > connected, I cannot download the update, .... > > bye > > Ronald > > > > >> If I hit twice Cancel I get the icon of the Network manager in the top > >> bar with the information box, that I am not connected. > >> Left mouse button shows me my wireless connection as found, but not > >> connected. > >> Selecting it requires me to key in the key and connect. > >> > >> HOW can I avoid that? > >> There seems to be a lost of "communication" between the network > >> manager and my passwords, since Seahorse does know all my wireless > >> keys. > >> > >> How can I see which "driver" my system is using? Which driver do you > >> mean? > >> > > > > An '/sbin/lsmod' would show which modules are loaded from which we can > > deduce what driver is used. Otherwise, try '/usr/bin/nm-tool' which > > shows what NetworkManager thinks. > > > > > >>>> As mentioned above I have an EeePC 1000 and 901. While 901 does not ask > >>>> me for the key, 1000 does. The OS is on a SD card cloned to the other > >>>> one. Somewhere these two versions drifted apart. > >>>> > >>>> 2. I have two users, and I cannot get Networkmanager to work at the > >>>> second users account. I though it will be globally installed. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> Each user stores their own networks. Fast user switching probably > >>> doesn't work right now, but if you log in as the other user (without > >>> fast user switching) it should work. I'd probably need logs > >>> from /var/log/daemon.log to diagnose. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> Cool! > >> > >> Serious, I do not get a Networkmanager icon there, so how can I start > >> a connection? > >> > > > > Fast user switching needs some work still. > > > > > >>>> 3. Most annoying is that, if for any reason I lose the wireless > >>>> connection, the icon changes to no connection. The right click on the > >>>> icon shows me ticked Enable Network. It cannot be unticked. There is no > >>>> Enable Wireless. And a ping to a remote site works with and without > >>>> plugged in Ethernet cable, so that I cannot say which connection it > >>>> actually is using, since the left click on the icon gives me only the > >>>> choice to use VPN, which I have not setup at all. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> Can you explain this a bit more? Are you plugged into both wired and > >>> wireless at the same time? If "Enable Wireless" doesn't exist, yet you > >>> see the wireless device in the menu when you left-click, that isn't > >>> something that upstream NetworkManager does. You might want to file a > >>> bug in Launchpad on that particular one. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> Exactly! > >> > >> bye > >> > >> Ronald > >> > >> > >> > >>> Dan > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> 4. I got already several updates automatically via Ubuntu updates, but > >>>> it remains always 0.7 and no apparently changes. > >>>> > >>>> bye > >>>> > >>>> R. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> NetworkManager-list mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > > > > > _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
