<quote who="Peter Miller"> > Ubuntu NetworkManager: Wow! I don't recall the last time I saw a more > useless manual page, and the web site linked to the About box it just as > useless. Not a single mention of how it works, what it does, what files > it consults. The "Just Works" goal is laudable, but when it consistently > gives the same wrong answer ("no networks available") it would be nice to > have a teensy weensy *hint* on how to fix it. > > Can anyone shed any light on how /usr/sbin/NetworkManager comes to its > conclusions? Or how to configure NetworkManager to come to the *right* > conclusions? > > "strings /usr/sbin/NetworkManager" was interesting, but not sufficient. I > suppose I could use the source, luke, but a mud map would help, before I > go wandering off in unknown territory.
It's pretty early stage software, fighting a tough battle with no standards on the kernel side and even less on the hardware side. What kind of wifi hardware do you have? - Jeff -- Open CeBIT 2007: Sydney, Australia http://www.opencebit.com.au/ "If you want to start a debate on a subject, however, all that seems to be necessary is to involve perennial target Richard Gooch." - LWN -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html