[ale] Basic Laptop for presentations question

[Geoffrey]

scott mcbrien wrote:
> Geoffrey,
> 
> I don't know what desktop or version of Red Hat you're using, but RHEL 5 
> has a program called Network Manager, and an applet for the GNOME 
> desktop called the network-manager-applet.  You click it's little icon 
> in the system tray, it pops up a radio button list of wireless networks 
> or wired.

Red Hat EL client 5.3.  I use the network manager.  I don't do GNOME. 
If I configure it to use dhcp for wireless, I never get a connection, it 
simply times out.

> 
> -Scott
> 
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com 
> <mailto:lists at serioustechnology.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Greg Freemyer wrote:
>      >> Now, wireless dhcp connectivity really sucks.  I've never found
>     a way to
>      >> make it work without having to run the dhclient by hand.  Now
>     that sucks.
>      >
>      > With OpenSUSE 11.1 wireless works fine for me (via the
>     knetworkmanager
>      > app)  .    But I understand I'm one of the lucky ones.  One of the
>      > devs said he is going to work heavily on knetworkmanager for the 11.2
>      > release.  So hopefully it should be in good shape by fall.
>      >
>      > FYI: I think knetworkmanager is currently a kde3 app.  Part of
>     what is
>      > needed is moving it to kde4 and apparently lots of bug fixing.
>      >
>      > Greg
> 
>     I just reconfigured my Mandriva laptop to use dhcp, configured my
>     firewall to provide a specific IP based on the mac address of the
>     laptop.  Disconnected and reconnected via the gui and all is well.  No
>     messing with dhcp client from the command line like I had to with
>     Red Hat.
> 
>     Yet another plus for Mandriva.  I wish Red Hat was that easy.
> 
>     --
>     Until later, Geoffrey
> 
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Until later, Geoffrey

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
  - Benjamin Franklin