Re: Can't create new wireless network in NetworkManager Applet 0.8

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Mon, 2011-05-23 at 10:16 -0600, William Moon wrote:
> Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
> 
> When I left click the applet and select "Create New Wireless Network" 
> the "Create" button is grayed out.
> If I right click the applet, select "Edit Connections", then the 
> "Wireless" tab, then the "Add" button, the "Apply" button is grayed out.

The kernel version is relevant here too, since some kernel versions have
bugs with Ad-Hoc networking, especially with WPA Ad-Hoc.

Dan

> If I open a terminal and enter "nm-tool" I get
> 
> [QUOTE
> NetworkManager Tool
> 
> State: connected
> 
> - Device: wlan0 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Type: 802.11 WiFi
> Driver: iwl3945
> State: disconnected
> Default: no
> HW Address: 00:18:DE:2D:74:88
> 
> Capabilities:
> 
> Wireless Properties
> WEP Encryption: yes
> WPA Encryption: yes
> WPA2 Encryption: yes
> 
> Wireless Access Points
> Janet -O_Wireless_C990BB: Infra, 00:22:75:C9:90:BB, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 
> 54 Mb/s, Strength 34
> 
> 
> - Device: eth0 [Wired connection 1] 
> -------------------------------------------
> Type: Wired
> Driver: tulip
> State: connected
> Default: yes
> HW Address: 00:04:5A:A8:76:D5
> 
> Capabilities:
> Carrier Detect: yes
> 
> Wired Properties
> Carrier: on
> 
> IPv4 Settings:
> Address: 64.77.253.186
> Prefix: 23 (255.255.254.0)
> Gateway: 64.77.252.1
> 
> DNS: 198.6.1.122
> DNS: 198.6.1.3
> /QUOTE]
> 
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Bill
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