NetworkManager

[Ed Greshko]

On 01/05/14 02:09, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Ed Greshko wrote:
>
>>> All I get is "Active connections" and my current connection.
>>> I do not see any other access points, which "iwlist scan" show are there.
>>>
>>  
>> Do you have a line showing "Unknown Connections"?  If so, is there a + to
>> the left of Unknown?  Clicking on the + will alternately expand/collapse
>> the list.
> Ok, I admit you were right.
> Now I see 2 of 3 connections shown by "iwlist scan".
> So the system does work.

There are times I get things right.  :-)
> But I still believe it is a crazy and counter-intuitive setup.
> Also, I miss my little map with available access points
> shown in different directions.
> I never understood what the different directions indicated,
> but it was very pretty and made me feel I was in command.

I've never encountered that map.  Didn't want to mention that so as not to confuse myself.  :-)
>
> To me, NM is like a military policeman -
> "We know what is best for you, and you better like it".
>
Isn't that pretty much the case for all software written by others? 

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