Server + Wireless NIC + KNetworkManager

[lindsay_keir]

This setup is for an always-available server using a wireless NIC. The design is to run BackupPC off in the corner of somewhere else.
This (finally) worked out to simply ...

• Have the administrator automatically log-on
• Tell KNetworkManager to automatically to a specific wireless router

[KDE] ==> System Settings ==> Advanced ==> Login Manager ==> Convenience
[✔] Enable Auto-Login
User: admin1
[✔] Lock Session
Preselect User
(●) Specify
User: admin1
[✔] Automatically log in again after X server crash
[✔] Enable Password-Less Logins
[X] admin1

KNetworkManager ==> Options ==> Configure
(●) Store Keys in ConfigFile
[✔] Start KNetworkManager automatically on login
[ ] Ask if KNetworkManager should really quit on exit
(●) Store keys in config file <== Do NOT use KWallet

KNetworkManager's 1st Connect asks for ... sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
ESSID: router.essid
Encryption: WPA Personal
Password: router.password
WPA Protocol: TKIP

• This works after a hard power-down / power-up
• KNetworkManager does NOT start after a soft reboot - power-down / power-up
• 8) KNetworkManager works GREAT

My hardware is:

• a 2-Wire Modem-Router
• a PCI wireless NIC installed through ndiswrapper
• Kubuntu 8.04 ( hardy )

[monkeyspoon]

Re: Server + Wireless NIC + KNetworkManager




tried that

this is what happened