| Chapter 4. Troubleshooting | ||
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 | Connectivity Guide |  |
| Chapter 4. Troubleshooting | ||
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| | Connectivity Guide | |
This chapter cover some of the most common connection problems and ways to solve or circumvent these problems.
Some common problems related to NetworkManager include the applet not starting, a missing VPN option, and issues with SCPM.
Both the KDE and GNOME desktop applets should start automatically if the
network
is setup to be controlled by NetworkManager. If that does not happen for some reason,
make sure
that the appropriate packages are installed:
NetworkManager-gnome for the GNOME desktop
or
NetworkManager-kde for the KDE desktop.
If the desktop applet is installed but is not running for some reason (perhaps you quit it accidentally), you can start it manually. To start the applet manually, follow these steps:
Press Alt-F2.
If you are using GNOME, enter nm-applet.
If you are using KDE, enter knetworkmanager.
Press .
NetworkManager, applets and VPN support for NetworkManager are distributed in separate packages. If your NetworkManager applet does not include the VPN option, check if the package with NetworkManager support for your VPN technology is installed.
VPN support is included in following packages:
NovellVPN—package NetworkManager-novellvpn
OpenVPN—package NetworkManager-openvpn
vpnc (Cisco)—package NetworkManager-vpns
You are probably using SCPM together with NetworkManager. NetworkManager is not currently able to work with SCPM profiles. If you want to use SCPM and NetworkManager at the same time, disable the network resource in the SCPM configuration. Find information about how to do this in Section 2.1, “NetworkManager and SCPM”.
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| 3.3. KInternet—Tool for User Controlled Devices |  | 4.2. KInternet |