I just upgraded to Ubuntu 8.10 and like the improvements in Network Manager. I do have a few questions, though:
I've noticed that sometimes the WPA password dialog pops up asking for my password. I have my password stored in my keyring, and indeed the password field is pre-filled out. So, I just hit enter and then it connects. Perhaps related, at one location in my house the wireless connection is very weak, so I use a wired connection. Now, when I have the wired connection I still get the pop up asking for my wireless password. Does NM just assume that if it fails to connect that it's an invalid password? Seems after a few attempts it quits asking for the password any more. Is that just something to live with? Also, I see there's system settings now. Does that mean I can save my wireless passwords system-wide and have Network Manager bring up my wireless before I actually log in? BTW -- one thing I've always wondered: I have an Apple laptop and the wireless connects within seconds of waking the laptop up from sleep. But, on my Ubuntu laptop it takes many times longer. Is that Network Manager being slow or the is that just how the wireless stack works on Linux? Thanks, -- Bill Moseley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent from my iMutt _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
