* Kai Presler-Marshall (2010-09-24 13:16):

> Hey guys,
> I'm a Ubuntu user on my Lenovo Thinkpad T400 since April of this year,
> and I've loved it. To the point that I'm not using the copy of
> Windows 7 Pro that I paid for. Last night I decided that I'd also put
> Kubuntu 10.04 on my desktop (Intel Core i7 860 @ stock, Asus P7P55D
> Pro, nVidia GTX260). When I'm logged in to KDE, everything (wifi,
> sound, etc), works great. I also have GNOME installed because I like
> to switch between them (the same way on my laptop). However, when I'm
> logged into GNOME, the WiFi doesn't work. There's no icon on the top
> panel, and running ifconfig wlan0 shows it as disconnected. Ideas?
> I'd really like to be able to use GNOME as well as KDE.
> Thanks!

I don't know about KDE, but Gnome uses nm-applet by default. Do you get
any kind of network icon on the top panel by doing ALT+F2 -> nm-applet ?

Sometimes when using wireless in Awesomewm on my T60, I have to left click the
nm-applet icon and check "Enable Wireless" even though I never disabled
it. Don't ask me why. Worth a try?

And then of course, there's that time when I spent several days trying to get
wireless to work on my fresh Ubuntu install before realizing the
physical switch in front was off... :-)

BTW, thinkwiki.org has tons of Ubuntu-specific info for Thinkpad Users.
Lots of tips and goodies there!

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I'm very familiar with Thinkwiki, I love it

My desktop (with the wifi issue) has no switch on it, just the laptop.* I'll try the nm-aplet tonight.

Oh, and I also tried rebooting--worth a shot, no?* I thought so


Kai Presler-Marshall

On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Yieo Pompernickle <v-repl@online.no> wrote:

* Kai Presler-Marshall (2010-09-24 13:16):



> * *Hey guys,

> * *I'm a Ubuntu user on my Lenovo Thinkpad T400 since April of this year,

> * *and I've loved it. *To the point that I'm not using the copy of

> * *Windows 7 Pro that I paid for. *Last night I decided that I'd also put

> * *Kubuntu 10.04 on my desktop (Intel Core i7 860 @ stock, Asus P7P55D

> * *Pro, nVidia GTX260). *When I'm logged in to KDE, everything (wifi,

> * *sound, etc), works great. *I also have GNOME installed because I like

> * *to switch between them (the same way on my laptop). *However, when I'm

> * *logged into GNOME, the WiFi doesn't work. *There's no icon on the top

> * *panel, and running ifconfig wlan0 shows it as disconnected. *Ideas?

> * *I'd really like to be able to use GNOME as well as KDE.

> * *Thanks!



I don't know about KDE, but Gnome uses nm-applet by default. Do you get

any kind of network icon on the top panel by doing ALT+F2 -> nm-applet ?



Sometimes when using wireless in Awesomewm on my T60, I have to left click the

nm-applet icon and check "Enable Wireless" even though I never disabled

it. Don't ask me why. Worth a try?



And then of course, there's that time when I spent several days trying to get

wireless to work on my fresh Ubuntu install before realizing the

physical switch in front was off... :-)



BTW, thinkwiki.org has tons of Ubuntu-specific info for Thinkpad Users.

Lots of tips and goodies there!



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