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I did a script hack for my own favourite novice user. It uses gksu, dhclient and opens firefox when it is done. All very gui-ish, and at least worked for recovering wired client.<BR>
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<B>From</B>: Damon L. Chesser <<A HREF="mailto:%22Damon%20L.%20Chesser%22%20%3cdamon@damtek.com%3e">damon@damtek.com</A>><BR>
<B>Reply-to</B>: damon@damtek.com, Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <ale@ale.org><BR>
<B>To</B>: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <<A HREF="mailto:Atlanta%20Linux%20Enthusiasts%20-%20Yes!%20We%20run%20Linux!%20%3cale@ale.org%3e">ale@ale.org</A>><BR>
<B>Subject</B>: Re: [ale] interesting yet annoying problem<BR>
<B>Date</B>: Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:36:29 -0400<BR>
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Better then a script hack: install wicd.
I can't remember if wicd still removes NetworkManager, if it does not,
once wicd is installed, remove NetworkManager: Restart. Network
silliness is all gone.
Fedora users, sorry, wicd and Fedora do not play well together (but they
do work).
On Tue, 2010-07-06 at 18:41 -0400, Asher Vilensky wrote:
> My wife (a computer illiterate) uses her Inspiron Mini with Ubuntu
> 10.04 on it from a public place. If she chooses to hibernate (the
> computer, that is) or suspend or she just closes the lid, when she
> resumes the little wireless icon is gone from the top bar. I can't
> figure how to restore it, other than reboot. (I tried with my account
> to ifdown/ifup the interface, but with no success. I did notice that
> when the icon was gone the IP was really strange -
> 10.42.something.something. After reboot it had the expected
> 192.168.1.*. I think, but don't wanna put money on it yet, that when
> we use it from the house, it always picks up where left off with the
> right network connection. Due to some situation not to be specified
> here, I can't take the computer for testing at home.)
>
> Anybody observed this and found how to renew the wireless connection
> upon resumption? The answer "must" be for the novice user. I'm not
> gonna bother her with terminal sudo stuff.
>
> -- Asher
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