you would have noticed it when you scanned for networks, no need for the export path thing then.

in kwifimanger, under settings>config 1 enter the network name, interface,load preset config on statup is selected and then click activate

I have done everything (I believe) that you have told me to do, except that I do not know what the 'interface' is, also I connect to multiple secured networks, how do I tell it about each one? Is that what the 4 configs are for? If so, what if I have a 5th secured network to connect to? (I don't right now, currently I have only 3 but I can't connect to either I have tried )

I can see each connection when I select 'scan for networks' but that seems to be it so far.
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Unfortunately I am home now, so I have to boot to windows to get online to read these & then boot back to linux to try things out . . . a slow process

the interface is wlan0, autodetect unselected

start yast again and go to the network card section. assuming you have wireless and a normal lan edit both under advanced>detailed settings>device activation. for the wireless adapter, change it to 'on hotplug' and for the lan change it to 'on cable connection'.

I do have both, but according to the guy who posted on linux-laptop.net (site I mentioned in my first post) it was a known issue in SuSE that the wired lan would not work. Should I still worry about it's settings?

Done, but it still doesn't want to connect to the signals it sees. Too bad the wired port isn't supported in SuSE, or I'd ask ya to remote in & take a look

I'm only going to be online sporatically the rest of the night, but I will be online all day tomorrow - if I get lucky I'll post imediately, otherwise if you still have time I look forward to trying again tomorrow.

Thanks for all your help!!

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BTW: Is there an easy way to do screen grabs in Linux? Would it help to grab any screens? I have plenty of sever space I can post them on.

YAY! I can connect at home!

Unfortunately I do not yet see how I'm going to be able to have it recognize multiple networks in different locations with different setings... (home, work, a buddy's house) I do not know if I know what security settings are used at work (wpa-pks at home) & who knows what my buddy's airport express is broadcasting . . .

In windows when it sees a connection in range, it seems to automatically detect what settings are needed to connect to it & only asks for the key - is there not a comperably easy/simple way to connect in Linux (now that it at least works)?

Thanks again for all your help, we're sooo close!! I'll be back online in 1-2 hours.

-JazzLad

If I mess with enough settings, I can connect completely at home or mostly at work (local IP address is unavailable, though & while it says I am connected & gives what looks like a mac address for the AP I cannot access the web).

Windows doesn't mind multiple APs; either kwifi/yast does or I'm being really thick . . . I wish when it scans for networks that I could select the one I want and enter whatever security I need to connect to it . . . is there a program other than kwifi that will do this? I want to end my MS dependency, but I don't think I will be willing to spend a great amount of time each time I am on someone else's secured wifi network.

Any advice?

Wired LAN on my 3003 WLMi works with this appended to the boot loader: under "Other Kernel Parameters.

Now I need to see if I can get wireless to work following your thread here.

Thanks for the info about wired LAN, I previously read that it was impossible in SuSE. I have since this this thread switched to ubuntu, it natively suported the wired LAN out-of-the-box, but still wireless issues. I am considering buying a wifi card that has good Linux support/drivers (no specific one in mind) but Linux has pretty crappy wifi network support (compared to XP) so I'm having trouble justifying it. Linux wifi software seems to neglect the fact most of us on wifi use multiple networks regularly and want it to Just Work.

I agree.





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