Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-27 Thread Christina Salls
On 9/17/11 9:15 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Craig White wrote: > >>> This caused NM to modify or create files all over the place, >>> including deleting everything in /etc/resolv.conf . >>> This is a habit of NM that I don't understand - >>> I cannot think of any circumstances where an empty resolv

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-18 Thread Timothy Murphy
Craig White wrote: > seems as if your manual configuration attempts are interfering with the > GUI since at the point where you left-click on wlan0, it should do the > equivalent to a iwlist scan command and list the available wireless > networks (whether AP's or Ad-Hoc) - at least it does for me.

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-18 Thread Craig White
On Sun, 2011-09-18 at 13:36 +0200, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Craig White wrote: > > >> > right click on this [NM] icon to get a list of options. > ... > > Sorry, it was a standard (left) click > > System tray => WLAN interface (widget) > > OK, now I'm left clicking on the icon. > I get a window wit

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-18 Thread Timothy Murphy
Craig White wrote: >> > right click on this [NM] icon to get a list of options. ... > Sorry, it was a standard (left) click > System tray => WLAN interface (widget) OK, now I'm left clicking on the icon. I get a window with 2 halves, entitled Interfaces and Connections. I'm connected at the momen

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-17 Thread Craig White
On Sun, 2011-09-18 at 02:17 +0200, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Craig White wrote: > > > right click on this [NM] icon to get a list of options. > > I'm right clicking on the icon now. > It lists 3 items: > Network Management Settings > Panel Options > Remove this Network Management My netb

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-17 Thread Pedro Francisco
, you changed? > > >> WiFi on my Thinkpad T60 has stopped working recently. > >> I'm running Fedora-15/KDE. > >> > >> When I hover over the NetworkManager icon in the panel > >> I read "Disconnected Wireless disabled in software" >

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-17 Thread Timothy Murphy
Craig White wrote: > right click on this [NM] icon to get a list of options. I'm right clicking on the icon now. It lists 3 items: Network Management Settings Panel Options Remove this Network Management > One of them is likely > to offer to scan for available wireless networks. It also mi

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-17 Thread Craig White
On Sat, 2011-09-17 at 23:09 +0200, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Craig White wrote: > > >> I have found many times that I am not connected to the internet on my > >> laptop BECAUSE NM has deleted the entries in /etc/resolv.conf , > >> and that when I install the proper entries > >> (I keep them in /etc/

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-17 Thread JB
Timothy Murphy eircom.net> writes: > ... > >> Recently, a new nightmare has occurred; > >> a window comes up called Secret, or something like that, > >> with a space for a password, in which it is impossible to write. > >> Admittedly closing the window does not seem to leave matters > >> any wor

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-17 Thread Timothy Murphy
Craig White wrote: >> I have found many times that I am not connected to the internet on my >> laptop BECAUSE NM has deleted the entries in /etc/resolv.conf , >> and that when I install the proper entries >> (I keep them in /etc/resolv.conf.opendns for this purpose) >> I am immediately connected.

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-17 Thread Craig White
On Sat, 2011-09-17 at 15:15 +0200, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Craig White wrote: > > >> This caused NM to modify or create files all over the place, > >> including deleting everything in /etc/resolv.conf . > >> This is a habit of NM that I don't understand - > >> I cannot think of any circumstances w

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-17 Thread JB
Timothy Murphy eircom.net> writes: > > WiFi on my Thinkpad T60 has stopped working recently. > I'm running Fedora-15/KDE. > > When I hover over the NetworkManager icon in the panel > I read "Disconnected Wireless disabled in software" > > I'm

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-17 Thread Timothy Murphy
Craig White wrote: >> This caused NM to modify or create files all over the place, >> including deleting everything in /etc/resolv.conf . >> This is a habit of NM that I don't understand - >> I cannot think of any circumstances where an empty resolv.conf >> would be better than one containing some

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-17 Thread Craig White
if anything, you changed? > > >> WiFi on my Thinkpad T60 has stopped working recently. > >> I'm running Fedora-15/KDE. > >> > >> When I hover over the NetworkManager icon in the panel > >> I read "Disconnected Wireless disabled in softwa

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-17 Thread Timothy Murphy
Timothy Murphy wrote: > WiFi on my Thinkpad T60 has stopped working recently. > I'm running Fedora-15/KDE. > > When I hover over the NetworkManager icon in the panel > I read "Disconnected Wireless disabled in software" I discovered the cause of the probl

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-17 Thread Timothy Murphy
> I'm running Fedora-15/KDE. >> >> When I hover over the NetworkManager icon in the panel >> I read "Disconnected Wireless disabled in software" I should have said that I discovered the cause of the problem: NetworkManager had written "WirelessEnabled=fa

Re: "wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-16 Thread Ranjan Maitra
tly. > I'm running Fedora-15/KDE. > > When I hover over the NetworkManager icon in the panel > I read "Disconnected Wireless disabled in software" > > I'm wondering who gives this message, > and what it means? > > My WiFi card is Intel/PRO 3945

"wireless disabled in software"

2011-09-16 Thread Timothy Murphy
WiFi on my Thinkpad T60 has stopped working recently. I'm running Fedora-15/KDE. When I hover over the NetworkManager icon in the panel I read "Disconnected Wireless disabled in software" I'm wondering who gives this message, and what it means? My WiFi card is Intel/PR