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Well, yesterday I installed Archlinux (finally!) and began to structure the OS with new packages of applications and so
I had to install using the FTP isolinux-image, and (because I couldn't wire the PC) I had to learn how to set up a wireless connection, manually. It was some hard times because the most common way is with WEP and my router uses WPA2. I just "downgraded" the security for some time, and currently I'm with so, too, but I want to set my Arch to use a WPA2 encrypted wireless. I've been reading the wiki and seems there are some automatic ways with some apps. Well, because I use gnome, I thought gnome-network-manager would be good (I really don't worry about the bytes of the HD I spend), I configured it and things, but now I can't connect to anything because the nm-applet dissappeared.
I've followed the wiki and still it doesn't reappears
Conclusion: Check everything twice to ensure things *sigh*
Last edited by Alxe (2009-02-27 22:06:12)
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Search the wiki for Wicd. IMO, its the most easiest to use and it also handles WPA connections.
As for your nm-applet disappearing...I have no clue. When you say you configured it, what exactly did you do ?
Last edited by Inxsible (2009-02-27 18:00:49)
There's no such thing as a stupid question, but there sure are a lot of inquisitive idiots !
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I will try Wicd, but only if I don't manage to solve this. Right now I tried running nm-applet from a terminal, and it gave me this:
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
** (nm-applet:5035): WARNING **: <WARN> applet_dbus_manager_start_service(): Could not acquire the NetworkManagerUserSettings service as it is already taken. Return: 3
I really don't know what that means, but I think it has something with dbus and that the applet is alredy "running".
And by configuration, I meant this.
Thanks for the help
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what's so hard about the manual way? Read the wiki on wpa_supplicant, set that up and then go back to command prompt and type in
iwconfig wlan0 essid your_network
there is no key with WPA.
then keep following the wireless wiki.
dhcpcd wlan0
EDIT: of course switch wlan0 for your wireless adapter name
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I solved it, I don't know exactly how, but I did... Just boot and the icon was there...
Thanks for all the help, anyway
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