I’m trying to get WIFI setup, but can’t get networkmanager to work, I switched the network setup method from wicked to networkmanager service and then after tried to open up networkmanager by using the command nm-applet via alt+f2, but nothing happens. I’m new to linux, so no clue really.
What desktop are you using?
Typically, “nm-applet” is started automatically by Gnome, XFCE. I’m not sure about MATE. KDE normally uses a different applet.
Have you checked if NetworkManager is really running?
I’m using GNOME, networkmanager is running, but I’m not seeing anything in regards to WIFI. Is there some type of interface for it? Because nothing pops up for that. I’m using a netgear wpn824n n150 router. https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Netgear_WPN824N I looked around and I guess there’s supposed to be a wireless network as well, right now there’s only “wired”. https://activedoc.opensuse.org/sites/default/files/nm_gnome_connections_1.png (It doesn’t look like that picture, it’s missing the wireless)
Is your wireless card recognized? Does it show up as a device when you use Yast Network Settings?
With NetworkManager set to handle the network, everything on that screen will be grayed out. But you should be able to see if it mentions your wireless network card as a device to be configured.
It is some GNOME Shell integrated widget, not nm-applet, today. Normally icon for network status is integrated in upper right part of task bar (do not know official name for it). Sometimes I observed that icon was missing, there was empty space. I do not know why it happens, logging out and in “fixed” it. Right now I have empty space too, which probably stands for bluetooth icon … 
I logged into Gnome. And “nm-applet” is running without my having to tell it to run. It is part of the file list for NetworkManager-Gnome. There are dconf-editor settings for nm-applet. So I think nm-applet is still used (this is opensuse 13.2).
I didn’t install Gnome on my laptop, so I cannot check for wireless. There is an icon at the top right (looks like an ethernet connector) but since I don’t have any wireless card on the computer with Gnome, only the wired connection shows.
All it says in the Yast2 Network Settings under overview is RTL8111/8168 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller. Do I need to download the drivers for the WIFI to work? Because the internet works (Obviously) lol.
Realtek Drivers: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=13&PFid=5&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false
How do I install these drivers exactly though?
Are you refering to the wifi indicator on top panel? Nevertheless, I have just installed opensuse for the first time like a week ago. I installed the gnome version and the network indicator was missing. So here is what I think I did to fix the missing network indicator.
1.on application look for network setting.
2.disable the “wickedservice”
3.enable network manager.
4.go to yast
5.go to software repository
6.check if nm-applet is ticked
7.update
8.reboot
well thats how I got the indicator to appear on the taskbar
You may have a separate device for WiFi, but it is not being recognized.
I also think, your wifi is not recognized, so please post in Code-Tags:
/sbin/lspci -nnk | grep -iA3 net
lsusb
Here are the results to those…
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:027d]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 045e:0745 Microsoft Corp. Nano Transceiver v1.0 for Bluetooth
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0644:0200 TEAC Corp. All-In-One Multi-Card Reader CA200/B/S
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 413c:2003 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Try to kill it - you still get the same network icon, it is not affected, you can edit connection properties etc. It is possible that nm-applet provides user secret service, not sure - I only have system conections.
In that Output, there is only a LAN-Card, no Wifi-Card.
Please post:
/sbin/lspci -nn
I now disabled nm-applet autostart and still have the same network icon, so it definitely does not use it (again, not sure about secrets for user connections). Actually this icon is present on GDM login page, so before any user is logged in and nm-applet can possibly run.
The Router has WIFI capability, it would work when I downloaded the drivers from the universal installer from realtek, but for linux it’s a bit more tricky. I don’t know exactly what to do and which drivers exactly to download.
Here’s the output for that…
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express DRAM Controller [8086:29c0] (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express PCI Express Root Port [8086:29c1] (rev 02)
00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 02)
00:1a.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2940] (rev 02)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 [8086:2948] (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] (rev 92)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801IR (ICH9R) LPC Interface Controller [8086:2916] (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 4 port SATA Controller [IDE mode] [8086:2920] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:2930] (rev 02)
00:1f.5 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) 2 port SATA Controller [IDE mode] [8086:2926] (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV620 LE [Radeon HD 3450] [1002:95c5]
01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV620 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 3400 Series] [1002:aa28]
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 02)
04:02.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: LSI Corporation FW322/323 [TrueFire] 1394a Controller [11c1:5811] (rev 70)
No Wifi-Card detected.
It needs the drivers for it, it’s the same router I used when I had Vista so it should work with the drivers, it’s just that I don’t know what to do with the drivers in Linux OpenSUSE.
You need no driver for your Router, you need driver for your PC to connect with your Router.
But there is no Wifi Card in your PC.
I tried that. And you are right.
I loathe GDM, so I would not have noticed that.
I occasionally use “nm-applet” in Icewm. As I recall, the connection secrets are stored in “/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections” and tagged for the particular user.
I’m not understanding how it would work on Vista, but not on opensuse. The hardware is all the same. The Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller is the Netgear WPN824N Router that handles the WIFI. Some type of drivers were needed for Vista. I would download the autoinstallation program from the realtek website (Posted Below) and it would automatically configure the drivers, but for Linux it’s a tar file. What do I do with that file, because forsure it worked on Vista, with the same hardware, so I don’t see why it wouldn’t work with Linux… The realtek/netgear router does have WIFI capability https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Netgear_WPN824N