A few days ago I closed down GhostBSD by shutting the lid on my laptop. Now I opened the lid and started it back up ( I think it was in hibernation or some low power mode) I went to log into Dutch Bros coffee shop, and could not find the Network Mgr (broken network ) icon. Just sound status, and battery 85% charged up, but no "internet connection icon"
I have previous knowledge. I opened a terminal as user "fred" use CLI networkmgr it placed the network icon symbol in the standard upper right hand corner position. I clicked on the icon and enabled the wifi, scanned and found the right access point, but it would not connect after giving the right password. Oh my mistake, had to use "sudo networkmgr &" Great now it shows connected wifi icon. I am connected to the internet and writing this new issue.
My point is everything works fine, except when it does NOT WORK. How is a new GUI user with limited previous knowledge going to know "how to start networkmgr from a user account?" So under "System --> Preferences --> Internet and Network --> Start NetworkMgr ----> System --> Control Center --> Internet and Network --> Wifi Network Connection -----The previous are just ideas to consider, make your own new solution
Simple right click on Wifi Icon, Close NetworkMgr. Now how do you connect to the coffee shop wifi?
More complicated, Open a terminal , sudo killall NetworkMgr , close the terminal. Think like a user, how to connect to the wifi? Figure out a solution, not using the terminal. Where would you look if you came from a Windows 10 background?. Yes, GhostBSD is NOT Windows, yet I would look at system --> preferences --> Internet and Network --> Looking for something to help me connect with wifi: NetworkMgr ; Wifi Connection ; Ethernet Connection
A few days ago I closed down GhostBSD by shutting the lid on my laptop. Now I opened the lid and started it back up ( I think it was in hibernation or some low power mode) I went to log into Dutch Bros coffee shop, and could not find the Network Mgr (broken network ) icon. Just sound status, and battery 85% charged up, but no "internet connection icon"
I have previous knowledge. I opened a terminal as user "fred" use CLI networkmgr it placed the network icon symbol in the standard upper right hand corner position. I clicked on the icon and enabled the wifi, scanned and found the right access point, but it would not connect after giving the right password. Oh my mistake, had to use "sudo networkmgr &" Great now it shows connected wifi icon. I am connected to the internet and writing this new issue.
My point is everything works fine, except when it does NOT WORK. How is a new GUI user with limited previous knowledge going to know "how to start networkmgr from a user account?" So under "System --> Preferences --> Internet and Network --> Start NetworkMgr ----> System --> Control Center --> Internet and Network --> Wifi Network Connection -----The previous are just ideas to consider, make your own new solution
Simple right click on Wifi Icon, Close NetworkMgr. Now how do you connect to the coffee shop wifi?
More complicated, Open a terminal , sudo killall NetworkMgr , close the terminal. Think like a user, how to connect to the wifi? Figure out a solution, not using the terminal. Where would you look if you came from a Windows 10 background?. Yes, GhostBSD is NOT Windows, yet I would look at system --> preferences --> Internet and Network --> Looking for something to help me connect with wifi: NetworkMgr ; Wifi Connection ; Ethernet Connection
Fred Finster