F23 i686; Old Gateway NetBook; b43; NetworkManager; network; hassles . .

[Fred Smith]

On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 10:58:32AM +1100, Philip Rhoades wrote:
> Fred,
> 
> 
> >Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 18:28:26 -0500
> >From: Fred Smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>
> >To: users at lists.fedoraproject.org
> >Subject: Re: F23 i686; Old Gateway NetBook; b43; NetworkManager;
> >	network;	hassles . .
> >Message-ID: <20160224232826.GA11910 at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>
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> >
> >On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 08:53:55AM +1100, Philip Rhoades wrote:
> >>People,
> >>
> >>I have installed the b43 WiFi driver (from memory I think I had
> >>problems with the b43-fwcutter RPM and had to install it manually)
> >>but in any case it works generally with this old NetBook both in X
> >>and from the console - _IF_ I log in from the netbook first . . if I
> >>reboot the NetBook remotely and try and ssh to it when it comes back
> >>up, the network isn't accessible.  So I thought I would go through
> >
> >In NetworkManger, did you click the checkbox for "All users may
> >connect to this network" ?? If not, you should try it. I think it
> >will do what you want, i.e., bring up the network at boot, rather
> >than at first login.
> 
> 
> Yes! It does! Thanks for that - but now that I am on the path of
> trying to get the plain old network setup to work . . I will
> continue down that path as an intellectual exercise I think . . I
> don't like getting beaten by the machine . .

I'm glad my hint was helpful!

I also hope your enjoy your excusion into network land.

Fred

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