kde-4.3.1 networkmanager applet

[Patrick Boutilier]

On 09/09/2009 08:17 PM, Neal Becker wrote:
> On Wednesday 09 September 2009, Patrick Boutilier wrote:
>> On 09/09/2009 07:54 PM, Neal Becker wrote:
>>> On Wednesday 09 September 2009, Mary Ellen Foster wrote:
>>>> 2009/9/9 Neal Becker<ndbecker2 at gmail.com>:
>>>>> Just updated to 4.3.1.  I see I now have some kde networkmanager applet
>>>>> in the panel.  Clicking on it, it shows grayed out, 'applet in passive
>>>>> mode'.  I'm guessing that's cause I'm still using nm-applet?
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe try again to see if it likes my WPA2 setup at home.  I guess I
>>>>> could simply kill nm-applet to test?  Don't need to restart anything?
>>>>
>>>> I did exactly that a few days ago, and -- hooray! -- it worked with
>>>> both my WPA2 network at home and the funky "eduroam" network at work.
>>>> If things work for you too and you want the nm-applet to be gone
>>>> permanently, you can yum remove NetworkManager-gnome.
>>>>
>>>> MEF
>>>
>>> No luck here.  No evidence that I can influence it at all.  With
>>> nm-applet, I can choose (click) on a network, and watch the log as nm
>>> tries to connect.  I don't see how to do anything like that with the
>>> plasma.  I see my network, but it doesn't seem to react to any 'click'.
>>
>> Have you tried going into "Manage Connections" and then Wireless?
>>
> I tried repeatedly fiddling with everything I could think of.   What specific
> sequence of operations do you suggest?

I went to "Manage Connections" -> Wireless and then selected my wireless 
base station. Clicked Edit button and then "Wireless Security" tab. 
After putting in the required settings I could then connect.

Oh, and I also choose "Store connections secrets In File" under the 
"Other Settings" tab.

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