Re: NetworkManager Cannot Connect to Wireless Network
On Thursday 15 July 2010 10:26:05 John Frankish wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lisi [mailto:lisi.reisz@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, 15 July, 2010 13:13
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Re: NetworkManager Cannot Connect to Wireless Network
>
> <snip>
>
> > Oh dear!!
> >
> > Setting my granddaughter's laptop to talk to her school's wireless
> > network was a nightmare, and I never did find out why. It connected to
> > other wireless routers without a problem. I tried 3 - or was it 4? -
> > different distros, I tried 3 different wireless cards, I asked for help
> > from someone more knowledgable and experienced than I, I tore my hair
> > out. Eventually, with Open Suse 11.00, I was getting some sort of
> > response, but still not an actual connection. In the end, the one person
> > in the school IT department who knew anything about Linux took the
> > almost-connecting Open Suse install off to the school IT lab, and came
> > back with it working, having worked thro' several wireless cards that
> > they had lying around, and found one that worked, which they donated to
> > her. He may also have done some tweaking,
> >
> > My laptop with Lenny and that same card does not connect at her school
> > - but connects without hesitation anywhere else.
> >
> > I believe the American expression is "go figure!". You have my
> > sympathy, but I am for now out of ideas.
> >
> > I assume that you have checked the driver?
> >
> > Lisi
>
> Thanks for the suggestions - since things work "the old fashioned way" with
> /etc/network/interfaces, I presume the driver is good - I'll probably leave
> Networkmanager uninstalled, uninstall wicd and use "the old fashioned way"
> for Both wired and wireless connections
That sounds like a very good idea! I confess that I had forgotten that the
old fashioned way worked for you. If it ain't broke don't fix it. ;-)
Lisi
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