On Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 03:32:48PM +0000, Chris Green wrote: > On Sat, Dec 01, 2012 at 12:27:12PM +0100, Axel Filmore wrote: > > Le Sat, 1 Dec 2012 10:41:16 +0000, > > You'll need to : > > > > sudo apt-get install network-manager-gnome > > > OK, done. > > > Then ensure that you have the following in "/etc/network/interfaces" : > > auto lo > > iface lo inet loopback > > > Yes, that's there already (as one would expect). > > > > > Then create a connection in network manager, don't forget to select > > your network card. > > > This is the next problem, I can run Network Manager but all the options > to actually do anything are greyed out, it's as if I need root > privileges but can't get them. Should it pop-up a window asking for su > password, it doesn't. > It's OK, I've got it working.
I had to "sudo -s" (to become root but retain user's environment and then ran nm-connection-editor (the GUI for Network Manager). Then I was able to create a new WiFi connection and it burst into life as soon as I created it! :-) -- Chris Green -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
