On Thursday 15 July 2010 10:26:05 John Frankish wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lisi [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, 15 July, 2010 13:13 > > To: [email protected] > > 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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
