In my case, Networkmanager on Slackware64 14.1 on Thinkpad L412 with Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 gave me a big headache. It kept disconnecting from my home wi-fi for no apparent reason. I didn't try to debug it because once I disabled it and installed Wicd, it just connects so fast to the wi-fi and very easy to configure.

Regards.

I still have the same problem.
Changed the networkmanger to executable as recommended.
Rebooted.
Still got the message many times saying:

Then got on X ran wpa_gui both as regular user and root.
Same problem as before, nothing in the drop down boxes
for Adapter: and Network:

still get the current status of:
Could not get status from wpa_supplicant.

Ok, there is some cross talk on this thread. If you want to use network manager, you should re-comment the lines in rc.inet1.conf so wpa_supplicant does not run.

It seems tho, as network manager didn't work before, wicd also didn't work.. that the problem is your wireless card is not working properly with the system.

To be clear, you do not want to have rc.inet1.conf setup to handle the card, and network manager also handling the card.

Can you post the make and model of this laptop, and any info on type / model of your wifi card? Something here just doesn't add up as many of the above posts should have had things running some time ago.

There also could be a typo in your configurations... can you post up your rc.inet1.conf and wpa_supplicant.conf (minus the key info of course). It may help workout what else is needed.

At this point with my attention being drawn to the network card
consider this:

This computer works with windows 7 to get on the internet.
This computer worked in the past both on windows and linux
when I used a verizon hotspot, which just acts as a
wifi interface and lets several computers get on the internet.

So since it worked with two different wifi on windows, and
also one on linux, I would think my onboard card is okay.

I have plenty of input here, and right now my brain is
not functioning too well, so I will put this on hold a
few hours, and then start over. I believe on my next
try, I might try wicd again, since some more info was
added about that, but maybe not. Right now, I am just
going to think about it for awhile.

Thanks, and I will get back to this in a day or so.

just use NetworkManager

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You never said whether or not you re-commented your /etc/rc.d/rc.init1. If not, networkmanager will not be happy.

Brian

It was recommented.

solarfields,

recommended just using networkmanager.

Maybe that is a good idea, so how do you do that?

I made it executable, rc.networkmanager and then rebooted.

The system tells me it is started, now that I rebooted.

So what else do I have to do? How do I interact with it?

Don't I have to run some program, or do some configuration?
How do I use it to put in my password for the home wifi, for
example, and choose which network to run?

It would really help if I knew how to "just use networkmanager",
maybe a command to invoke it perhaps?

Normally you should have a networking icon appear on the taskbar of your desktop environment. You can use that icon to access the configuration options.

Brian

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This is so damned frustrating. I switched windows manager to KDE
and then opened X windows. I found a little red ball on the tool
bar, and clicked it. It gave me a list of wifi available, and
the strongest was CenturyLink, so there is my wifi.
I went to enter a password, for it but got fumble fingered and
somehow, the damned KDE wallet for passwords got invoked,
and I had to enter the password on that thing. Then it asked
for my password for the KDE wallet. I don't have one that I
know of, can't remember ever using that thing. But when I
get rid of the screen asking for my KDE wallet password, then
the screen goes away that lets me choose the Centurylink wifi.
I can't put in the Century link password, because this damned
KDE wallet won't let me.

Now I have a new problem, how in hell do I get rid of this
KDE wallet or set a password in it, so the bastard will let
me enter a password for my CenturyLink wifi?

Okay, so I can't get on with KDE as the windows manager
because of that damned password wallet.

So I tried another windows manager, blackbox, I believe
it would not give me anything to communicate with
networkmanager.

Next I tried xfce, and when the manager brought up
a window it was asking me for the password to Century
Link wifi.

I entered the password and got on the net, FINALY,

But there is a problem, in the past when I ran xfce
it screws up after awhile and I loose my mouse
cursor on keyboard cursor, can't remember which,
but for whatever reason I can't keep using xfce
window manager with any reasonable assurance it
is going to cooperate.

So, how can I get this KDE wallet thing taken care of,
so that I can use KDE window manager? Any ideas?
I suppose I could remove KDE and then re install it.

I did a quick search on this and found the advice to
remove the kde wallet file, which is

kdewallet.kwl


I found it and removed it, time will tell if this
fixed the kde wallet problem,

In the mean time, I get on the internet now automatically
when I use KDE or xfce.

So for now, problem solved.

Thanks guys, it has been quite a trip.

Glad you got it working. If you haven't tried xfce in a while you should try it again. It is very stable and pretty fast.

Brian