[Bug 811019] New: It is not clear where the docs are to configure wireless connections

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Summary: It is not clear where the docs are to configure wireless connections

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=811019

Summary: It is not clear where the docs are to configure
                    wireless connections
           Product: Fedora Documentation
           Version: devel
          Platform: Unspecified
        OS/Version: Unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: unspecified
          Priority: unspecified
         Component: wireless-guide
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
         QAContact: [e-mail]
                CC: [e-mail], [e-mail]
    Classification: Fedora
      Story Points: ---
              Type: Bug
        Regression: ---
        Mount Type: ---
     Documentation: ---

Description of problem:

Cannot find documentation to help me connect F16 to Wifi.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

F16

How reproducible:

Go to http://fedoraproject.org/ and click "Need Help? Get it here" then follows
steps.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. On http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-help under "Top 5 questions from the FAQ"
click #2 i.e. "How do I configure network connections?"
2. Only the last line of the FAQ entry looks like it might help: "Also refer to
the Fedora Wireless Guide at docs.fedoraproject.org to learn more about
wireless, and its implementation in Fedora. "

Actual results:

After some searching I find that the "Wireless Guide" only exists for F13 and
possibly earlier. I don't know why this is. Should I expect it to help me or is
it obsolete?

Expected results:

Expect to find a "Wireless Guide" that is clearly applicable to F16 because I
have been referred to it.

Additional info:

Despite my 20+ years of linux experience I still haven't got Fedora 16 working
and am stuck with Fedora 14. The irony is that I spend much of my time at work
helping people administer Red Hat. Frankly I am puzzled. I feel like I am
walking through treacle. Maybe I am too old? Do most users have weeks of free
time to devote to setting up a Fedora system?

[Bug 811019] It is not clear where the docs are to configure wireless connections

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--- Comment #1 from [e-mail] 2012-05-05 20:37:33 EDT ---
Hi,

Indeed, Wireless guide is quite old. It will be refreshed as soon as possible.

In the meanwhile, can you tell me if User Guide chapter "Connecting to the
internet" in Fedora Documentation Draft section of
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/ have needed informations?

If not, what kind of informations miss you ?

Thanks.

[Bug 811019] It is not clear where the docs are to configure wireless connections

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--- Comment #2 from Jim Wright  2012-05-07 08:42:14 EDT ---
I think the info headed "Why is not the wireless section shown?" is closest to
what I needed.

BTW It should really be "Why is the wireless section not shown?" for the
benefit of native English speakers.

The problem I had was more fundamental - I did not let the installer overwrite
my existing boot setup because it is dual boot. I somehow ended up with no
/lib/modules/ subdirectory to match the kernel I was booting but it did not
fail convincingly enough for me to check for fundamental issues. I assumed by
personal account config was somehow corrupt.

So if I had found the above docs I might have ended up on
http://www.fedoraforum.org/, which would be a reasonable approach.

If "Wireless Guide" is not obsolete then that is perhaps all. But how does a
user know this i.e. that it is not listed under F16 docs because it has been
static since F13? Maybe there should be some placeholder in the lists for
F14-16.

[Bug 811019] It is not clear where the docs are to configure wireless connections

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Stephen Wadeley  changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Stephen Wadeley  ---
Hello Jim

I am currently maintaining the Wireless Guide.

A new version of the Wireless Guide, as well as the System Administrator's
Guide, has been added to  http://docs.fedoraproject.org.

I have updated this Wiki page
(https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/NetworkManager)

and also:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAQ#How_do_I_configure_network_connections.3F_...

to direct users to the System Administrator's Guide at
http://docs.fedoraproject.org.

Thank you