HOWTO: Wireless Security - WPA1, WPA2, LEAP, etc.

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Didn't mean to confuse but you probably haven't added any icons to the ones already installed in the pane. They nm and net manager should work together but for me with a different chipset didn't. Anyway, try WICD and see if that helps as many use it where nm fails.

Thanks for the help so far, I tried wicd and it hangs on "Getting IP" which NM probably also hangs on... when I edit /etc/network/interfaces my NM no longer lists all the networks, so does this tutorial mean that we are no longer working with a GUI but just the command line? I hope this question makes sense, I've been trying to phrase it clearly

My original interface file:

sean@sean-laptop:~$ sudo cat /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

If i change it to:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp


My NetworkManager no longer lists wireless networks!


EDIT: I was surfing around and found this on the release page

Network Manager

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In Ubuntu 8.04, network-manager only manages interfaces that are marked for roaming. Thus, all interfaces that were previously managed by network-manager will be set to roaming mode during upgrade. Technically, this takes any interface stanzas using the dhcp method with no options and that are marked auto, and removes them from /etc/network/interfaces. If you rely on your interfaces being started by ifupdown when the system starts up, you need to re-enable them in /etc/network/interfaces manually, or disable roaming in System -> Administration -> Network.


That explains why before hand my interfaces file didn't mention wlan0. But, it doesn't really tell me how to have my NM work correctly when I do mention wlan0 in that file, any tips? Thanks for having patience with me, Im new to Ubuntu