switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

Ranjan Maitra maitra at iastate.edu
Wed Mar 7 18:10:24 UTC 2012


On Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:07:25 -0600 Michael Cronenworth <mike at cchtml.com>
wrote:

> Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> > Just playing with minimal install: I was able to install minimally.
> > Question: how do I switch on wireless?
> 
> NetworkManager cannot connect to WEP/WPA type access points from a 
> command-line. You must have a GUI (X+Gnome/KDE) installed.

Thanks, my question is: how do I install anything from a minimal install
using wireless? I am not committed to using NetworkManager: how does
one turn wireless on after an install?

Best,
Ranjan


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