How to configure wireless network card

Matthew Saltzman mjs at ces.clemson.edu
Wed Nov 29 20:54:28 UTC 2006


On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, Michael P. Brininstool wrote:

> What package is NetworkManager in?

Umm, NetworkManager (should also pull in NetworkManager-glib and 
NetworkManager-gnome).

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> Subject: RE: How to configure wireless network card
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> On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, Michael P. Brininstool wrote:
>
>> I do not have a ~/.gconf/system directory at all....
>
> Then you aren't using NetworkManager.
>
> Most of the settings you care about can be manipulated in
> system-config-network.  Most of those are in
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth*.
>
> If you use NetworkManager, profiles of wireless networks you have visited
> are kept in the .gconf subdir and keys are kept in your GNOME keyring.
>
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>> On Behalf Of Aaron Konstam
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>> Subject: Re: How to configure wireless network card
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>> On Wed, 2006-11-29 at 01:16 -0500, Chethiya K Ranaweera wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I need to find out some info on wireless network cards in FC5. I want
>>> to know where the wireless profiles are stored at and which files are
>>> associated with my wireless network card. Thanks
>>> --
>>> CK
>>>
>> Well the profiles for wireless connections should be in:
>> .gconf/system/networking/wireless/networks/
>>
>> Do you mean files that identify your wireless card?
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