Wireless on Gnome 3

stevenplanet · 2014-02-15 04:47:58

I found several topics regarding this question but didn't really understand the replies, maybe it was too complicated for me. The problem is that it is very hard for me to switch wireless networks, I have to go type "wifi-menu" in terminal, then sometimes it scans and sometimes the scan doesnt work, saying "No networks found" when there is clearly a network within distance. Is there a graphical interface for connecting to wifi networks like on Windows or Mac? I can't even see a wireless button or icon in the top right hand corner of the screen like in other OS's. When I go into settings and network everything is greyed out, prompting an error that says: "The system network services are not compatible with this version." Can anyone help me? I have installed network manager but I am not sure how to use it. I searched the wiki but again things look a little vague. Much thanks!

circleface · 2014-02-15 05:05:26

Have you seen https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … f_profiles on the wiki? Netctl will let you set up multiple profiles and connect automatically to them.

jpgg · 2014-02-15 05:21:01

I suggest you try this : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_Setup or even this : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … he_network.

Try to follow the instructions in the Beginners' Guide (second link) to see if you can easily have access to wifi networks. The first link is for manually setting up your wireless internet connexion. Don't be afraid by the length of this article, more than 50% of it is for Drivers and Troubleshooting, which you might not need to read at all.

Is there a graphical interface for connecting to wifi networks like on Windows or Mac?

netctl is installed with arch linux and this is what you should start trying to use.

stevenplanet · 2014-02-15 07:25:40

jpgg wrote:

I suggest you try this : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_Setup or even this : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … he_network.
Try to follow the instructions in the Beginners' Guide (second link) to see if you can easily have access to wifi networks. The first link is for manually setting up your wireless internet connexion. Don't be afraid by the length of this article, more than 50% of it is for Drivers and Troubleshooting, which you might not need to read at all.
Is there a graphical interface for connecting to wifi networks like on Windows or Mac?
netctl is installed with arch linux and this is what you should start trying to use.

Youre right, maybe it is better to use netctl then to use something with a gui. I can just delete and add profiles this is pretty handy. Thank you!

henriqueleng · 2014-02-19 00:01:09

Wifi-menu automatically create netctl that you can enable and make automatic connection when boot!

I did it firt connecting with wifi-menu, and running

 # netctl start profile

This comand will make automatic connection with the profile when you boot!
You also can try wicd, it have an automatic connection option.

Chazza · 2014-02-19 17:15:48

Netctl is an excellent network tool, especially for minimal window manager installs but as you're using gnome shell I think it makes sense to use network manager as it integrates well with the gnome stack. Setting up network manager should be very simple. I'll have a look at the wiki page and see if it can be improved.

To use network manager this is what you need to do:

Install network manager itself:

pacman -S networkmanager

Install the applet that allows you to easily switch between networks:

pacman -S network-manager-applet

Install gnome-keyring. You need it to store the wifi password:

pacman -S gnome-keyring

(it's possible that you already have this stuff installed already)

Enable network manager at boot time:

systemctl enable NetworkManager

(you need to be root to enable systemd services)

Reboot and it should work just fine.

Last edited by Chazza (2014-02-19 17:17:46)

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#1 2014-02-15 04:47:58

Wireless on Gnome 3

#2 2014-02-15 05:05:26

Re: Wireless on Gnome 3

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Re: Wireless on Gnome 3

#4 2014-02-15 07:25:40

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