I have set up 3 different PCs now connected to our personal LAN and I have to fumble and try a lot of different places before I get it working.
We have 2 scenarios.
Ethernet wired to the modem/router.
Wifi connected to a different access point.
I don’t know where to start, so I usually start in yast, then he tells me something about Network manager is the proper place. I go to NWM, take a look at the connections, and there is nothing listed under either the wired or wireless.
So it’s back to yast where I pick an option traditional method “IFUP”.
Somehow, that gets me connected though wired still shows nothing. After, I can switch to NWM and it seems to work.
Arggggg, there must be a better way so,
Can you either spell them out for me, cookbook style, or point me to a link about openSUSE networking for
DUMMIES.
Well, there is a bug in 12.3 in that you have to reboot once for networking to work after a fresh install.
If you only have the wired connection, I would suggest to switch to “Traditional Method with ifup” in YaST.
And go to “Overview”, select your network card and press “Edit”. “Dynamic Address” should be selected there in most cases, and the network connection should just work then…
On 08/21/2013 07:06 PM, hextejas wrote:
>
> I have set up 3 different PCs now connected to our personal LAN and I
> have to fumble and try a lot of different places before I get it
> working.
>
> We have 2 scenarios.
>
> 1) Ethernet wired to the modem/router.
> 2) Wifi connected to a different access point.
>
> I don’t know where to start, so I usually start in yast, then he tells
> me something about Network manager is the proper place. I go to NWM,
> take a look at the connections, and there is nothing listed under either
> the wired or wireless.
> So it’s back to yast where I pick an option traditional method “IFUP”.
> Somehow, that gets me connected though wired still shows nothing.
> After, I can switch to NWM and it seems to work.
>
> Arggggg, there must be a better way so,
> Can you either spell them out for me, cookbook style, or point me to a
> link about openSUSE networking for
> DUMMIES.
>
> I am forever in your debt.
Use NetworkManager. Using ifup might be appropriate if you were using a wired
connection, but ifup is complicated when wireless is involved. Those of us that
used wireless before NM was available know how to create the correct ifcfg-wlanX
files, but that is a really hard way, particularly when more than one wifi
network is involved.
Start by using YaST to select ifup. Then edit your wired connection to start “on
cable connection”. Set your wireless interface to start “on boot”. Now switch
control to NM.
Once you have setup YaST to use NM, open the connection manager and configure
the wired connection. I would give more detail, but you stated neither your
version of openSUSE, nor your default desktop. What I am giving you are the
steps needed for a KDE desktop under openSUSE 12.3. Have it connect
automatically and make it a system connection. This combination of settings will
select the wired connection whenever the cable is plugged in, and drop it
whenever the cable is unplugged.
Next, move to a location where you can use the wifi. Configure a connection to
that ESSID. Also make it a system connection and make it automatic.
Now your system will connect to the wired network if plugged in, and to the
wireless network if the wire is unplugged. In addition, you can manually use the
NM applet to disconnect the wired connection.
On 08/22/2013 02:26 PM, hextejas wrote:
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> That sounds like what I finally stumbled into, basically IFUP, then
> switch to NM.
>
> The wired “connect if plugged in” is a great feature.
Note: using ifup was only to get the wired into that state.