On 1/28/09, suvayu ali fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com wrote:
2009/1/28 suvayu ali fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com:
2009/1/28 Steve steve@lonetwin.net:
Hi Suvayu,
On Wed 28/01/09 3:51 PM , suvayu ali fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com sent:
Hi,
How do I manage my networks when I am using windowmaker as my desktop manager? I can connect to my wifi network using NM on Gnome, but in wmaker, I don't have any Internet connection. I tried running NetworkManager from terminal, but that didn't help. Any ideas?
I use 'docker'[1]. This tool has been the sole reason i switched back to using WindowMaker after having to compromise on using Gnome with all it's bells and whistles, for a long time.
After starting docker (and docking the app), you can start off any of the gnome-panel applets and they will appear in docker.
I prefer starting off: pidgin -n gnome-power-manager network-manager If you are a regular user of WindowMaker, you might already know about the file ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/autostart, where you can start up network-manager on login.
(note, i am not on my laptop right now, so can't confirm the exact commandline, if you have trouble, please let me know and I'll send you my configs when I can)
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I installed docker and put 'docker &' in the autostart script. After I re-login with WindowMaker as the desktop manager, I see the dock. Now when I start pidgin, it shows an icon in the dock as expected. However when I start NM, it says that I need to be root to run NM (I tried this in terminal to see the message it spews). Sudo doesn't work either. So I su to root, and run NM, but that doesn't do it either. Am I missing something?
Try nm-applet instead of network-manager. nm-applet provides the user interface for NetworkManager.
Rod