Quick Start Guide

Procedure 5.1 Adding or Editing Connections
When conguring network connections with NetworkManager, you can also dene
system connections that can be shared by all users. In contrast to user connections,
system connections are made available right after NetworkManager is started—be-
fore any users log in. For more details about both types of connections, refer to
Section 5.7.1, “User and System Connections” (page 66).
Currently, the system connection option is not available in KNetworkManager. To
set up system connections, you need to use YaST in this case.
NOTE: Hidden Networks
To connect to a “hidden” network (a network that does not broadcast its service)
you have to know the Service Set Identier or Extended Service Set Identier
(SSID or ESSID) of the network because it cannot be detected automatically.
1 To add a new connection, click the tab for the connection type you want to
use and click Add.
2 Enter a Connection Name and your connection details.
3 For a hidden network, enter the (E)SSID and in the Wireless Security tab the
encryption parameters.
4 You can tie the connection to a certain device, if more than one physical device
per connection type is available (for example, your machine is equipped with
two ethernet cards or two wireless cards).
If you use KDE, do so by using the Restrict to Interface option. If you use
GNOME, enter the MAC address of the device you want to tie the connection
to and conrm your settings.
5 If you want NetworkManager to automatically use a certain connection, activate
Connect Automatically for this connection.
6
To turn a connection into a system connection activate Available to all users
(GNOME). To create and edit system connections, root permission is required.
After having conrmed your changes, the newly congured network connection ap-
pears in the list of available networks you get by left-clicking the NetworkManager
applet.
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