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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Jarod Wilson wrote: > What is wlassistant? And why are you using it instead of > NetworkManager? > It's a gui app that scans for available networks and stores settings for each one. You can designate a network as auto-connect, or connect manually. My sense is that it's just storage and a front end which issues command-line commands to make the proper connections. When I tried to add the network interface as covered by Network Manager, I still had no luck. > > NetworkManager in F9 and later has always Just Worked for me to > connect to damn near every base station I've come across. There > *might* be something amiss with the initial F9 version, not sure. > Current rawhide definitely works flawlessly though, on multiple > systems here, with multiple base stations, with different ranges of > speeds, encryption methods, etc. > OK, I'll check from the base LiveCD to see if I've just messed something up... > Also, the wifi card in use here could be relevant... > It's a built-in 802.11a/b/g card in my Acer laptop. It identifies in Network Settings as Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG. -Don -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJD2vSiVR8AmYXiFARAnuEAJ9HisuSGbhRIn06X5ioK1kMxLI9NgCbB6CF Zg4CRW08TmNVtF55ogoWtAw= =OTml -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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