Wireless Networks; Using Networkmanager With Vpn - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP1 - KDE 14-05-2007 Manual

13.1.1 Wireless Networks

The signal strength of wireless networks is shown in the menu. Encrypted wireless
networks are marked with a lock icon. To connect to an encrypted network, choose it
from the menu. In the dialog that opens, choose the type of Encryption the network
uses and enter the appropriate Passphrase or Key.
TIP: Hidden Networks
To connect to a network that does not broadcast its service set identifier (ESSID)
so cannot be detected automatically, choose Connect to Other Wireless Network.
In the dialog that opens, enter the ESSID and set encryption parameters if
necessary.
To see all trusted and untrusted networks, click Options > Show Networks.
13.1.2 Dial-Up Connections
To access dial-up connections, choose Dial-Up Connections. When dial-up connections
have already been defined, start the connection by clicking the connection to use.
Configure Dial-Up Connections opens YaST, where you can define a new dial-up
connection.

13.1.3 Using NetworkManager with VPN

NetworkManager supports several VPN technologies. To use them, first install Network-
Manager support for your VPN technology. You can select from:
• NovellVPN
• OpenVPN
• vpnc (Cisco)
VPN support is included in the packages NetworkManager-novellvpn,
NetworkManager-openvpn, and NetworkManager-vpnc.
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