[ltp] Re: Managing network connections

James Knott linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:08:24 -0400


Daniel Pittman wrote:
> Greg Kimberly <lists@gak.com> writes:
> 
>>This discusion of the "best distro" reminds me of my main issue in 
>>running linux my T41 - managing network connections. I'm dual booting 
>>into Suse and haven't found a good tool for managing network 
>>connections - especially constantly changing WiFi ones.  (A Suse rep 
>>at OSCon this month could only suggest using Yast to remove the wifi 
>>adapter and then adding it in again with a new WEP key - not ideal.)
>>
>>What are folks using? In there any tool out there akin to the IBM 
>>connections manager?
> 
> If you want a GUI tool, the *only* thing I am (distantly) aware of is
> that recent KDE releases include a wireless configuration manager
> similar to what you find in Windows, etc.

Are you referring to KWiFiMangager (also in the Control Center)?  If so,
it doesn't work.