i had this same problem with another distro;
i click on networkmanager and it just sits there;
i try to invoke from command line and it says it is already running;
what i did before was actually with wicd doing the same thing;
i would just open a terminal and type:
wicd
then, go back to the desktop and click the icon again, this time it would work;
now, i click on networkmanager and…nothing
i used yast to set the network to be controlled by networkmanager and everything;
btw, i am actually using “knetworkmanager”
So, do you get on the Internet OK with this computer? If so, open up the “My Computer” icon on the desktop. Under the Network Category on the left, if it says “You are online” then the Network Manager is working. If you would like a better network status indication, why not go to Software Management and search for Knemo and install the program. Then look in your menu for Utilities, Network, Knemo and run it. It will load automatically from then on into your icon tray on the bottom right.
hi again;
no, i am not connected;
the network uses wpa and i am not even prompted for the pword;
but as i understand it, knetworkmanager wont try to auto connect unless i have connected in the past, and this is a fresh install;
i have used netman on gtk and it was okay and i know more about general networking than linux by far, so i could configure if i could just open the gui;
the problem is just that i can see the icon in the kde start menu but when i click it nothing happens;
shouldnt this be bringing up the menu with detected essid’s listed?
knetworkmanager is configured to start automatically and it seems to be running though…
btw, can i not use sudo? i guess i can just use a root terminal, but i was trying:
sudo ifconfig wlan0 down/up
to see if that reset netman or something;
do you have to install sudo with suse?
props for finding this post as well,thx jd
I am not the expert on wireless LAN setup as I use a wired setup at home and my Dell laptop wireless works fine at hotels under openSUSE and no wpa.
As for sudo, when running KDE, just use the command kdesu (example: kdesu kwrite), before the program name you want to launch as root. When in Terminal, just enter su, the password, and everthing you do will be as root.
As for ifup/down, these do not work if you have the Network Manager running. Disable the Network Manager to play around with these commands.
Please post the contents of your /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan0 file (with ESSID and wpa password obliterated). From that we can tell if the configuration was successful.
What happens when you run “iwconfig wlan0” with no options? Please post that output also along with a copy of your /etc/resolve.conf file.
i have included the outputs, thx for the kdesu su - tips;
when i try to change to dir in CL to /etc/network…
it says “not a directory”
i guess because the last entry in the path is not a subfolder;
what is a the syntax to call up this output from CL?
i just had to find it in the file browser and open with text edit;
anyway: btw, should i put tags around this?
linux-mw6y:/ # iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:on
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
hmm, as i look at that output, it seems to be missing some crucial info!
if i fill in this file and save, will knetmanager auto connect?
where is the room for multiple wireless profiles?
there are a couple fields i am not sure what to enter, are all fields necessary?
err… or it is using dhcp?
okay, so this is maybe fine…
why cant i see the knetworkmanager gui?
clicking the icon…nothing
invoke from CL:
…# knetworkmanager
knetworkmanager (3314) NMDBusSettingsService: Unable to register service QDBusError("", “”)
<then it says “already running, do you want to start auto in future” so this time i tried “no”>
QSystemTrayIcon::setVisible: No Icon set
Object::connect: No such signal QTreeWidget::itemDoubleClicked(QTreeWidgetItem*)
Object::connect: (sender name: ‘twNetworks’)
got it, i am an idiot;
there is an icon on the taskbar that goes to knetworkmanager, it just doesnt look like the folder icon;
appreesh the help though
i would be editing some of these instead of posting again, but i am not seeing edit for the older posts;
now i am having a different problem;
i connect to the network and the connection seems to be working fine, it says “active” in the networkmanager gui;
but i am getting “server not found” error when opening firefox;
when i open software manager i get:
download failed:
failed to download /media.1/media from Index of /distribution/11.2/repo/oss
History:
The reason it didn’t work is that it needs the WHOLE pathname: “/etc/sysconfig/network”, /etc/network IS non-existant.
anyway: btw, should i put tags around this?
linux-mw6y:/ # iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:on
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
The above shows “not associated” because there is no ESSID which is needed to connect with your router
BOOTPROTO=‘dhcp’
BROADCAST=’’
ETHTOOL_OPTIONS=’’
IPADDR=’’
MTU=’’
NAME=‘AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)’
NETMASK=’’
NETWORK=’’
REMOTE_IPADDR=’’
STARTMODE=‘auto’
USERCONTROL=‘yes’
WIRELESS_AP=’’
WIRELESS_AUTH_MODE=‘open’ <<<< after you get it working, change
WIRELESS_BITRATE=‘auto’
WIRELESS_CA_CERT=’’
WIRELESS_CHANNEL=’’
WIRELESS_CLIENT_CERT=’’
WIRELESS_CLIENT_KEY=’’
WIRELESS_CLIENT_KEY_PASSWORD=’’
WIRELESS_DEFAULT_KEY=‘0’
WIRELESS_EAP_AUTH=’’
WIRELESS_EAP_MODE=’’
WIRELESS_ESSID=’’ <<<< this must be set to match your router
WIRELESS_FREQUENCY=’’
WIRELESS_KEY=’’
WIRELESS_KEY_0=’’
WIRELESS_KEY_1=’’
WIRELESS_KEY_2=’’
WIRELESS_KEY_3=’’
WIRELESS_KEY_LENGTH=‘128’
WIRELESS_MODE=‘Managed’
WIRELESS_NICK=’’
WIRELESS_NWID=’’
WIRELESS_PEAP_VERSION=’’
WIRELESS_POWER=‘yes’
WIRELESS_WPA_ANONID=’’
WIRELESS_WPA_IDENTITY=’’
WIRELESS_WPA_PASSWORD=’’
WIRELESS_WPA_PSK=’’
Here is my /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan0 which is working for me. Take into consideration hardware differences.
BOOTPROTO='dhcp4' <<<< dhcp6 doesn't work well in wireless
BROADCAST=''
ETHTOOL_OPTIONS=''
IFPLUGD_PRIORITY='10'
IPADDR=''
MTU=''
NAME='Wireless WiFi Link 5100'
NETMASK=''
NETWORK=''
REMOTE_IPADDR=''
STARTMODE='ifplugd'
USERCONTROL='no'
WIRELESS_AP=''
WIRELESS_AP_SCANMODE='1'
WIRELESS_AUTH_MODE='psk'
WIRELESS_BITRATE='54'
WIRELESS_CA_CERT=''
WIRELESS_CHANNEL='4' <<<<< blank is okay here, auto setting
WIRELESS_CLIENT_CERT=''
WIRELESS_CLIENT_KEY=''
WIRELESS_CLIENT_KEY_PASSWORD=''
WIRELESS_DEFAULT_KEY='0'
WIRELESS_EAP_AUTH=''
WIRELESS_EAP_MODE=''
WIRELESS_ESSID='xxxxxxxxxxx'
WIRELESS_FREQUENCY=''
WIRELESS_KEY=''
WIRELESS_KEY_0=''
WIRELESS_KEY_1=''
WIRELESS_KEY_2=''
WIRELESS_KEY_3=''
WIRELESS_KEY_LENGTH='128'
WIRELESS_MODE='Managed'
WIRELESS_NICK=''
WIRELESS_NWID=''
WIRELESS_PEAP_VERSION=''
WIRELESS_POWER='no'
WIRELESS_WPA_ANONID=''
WIRELESS_WPA_IDENTITY=''
WIRELESS_WPA_PASSWORD=''
WIRELESS_WPA_PSK='xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Try the above and if you’re still having problems, get back to us.