Configuring Wireless Networks

Wireless networking used to be a bear to configure for Linux, requiring a lot of complicated steps to connect to a wireless network. That has become a much easier task. Ubuntu includes a great utility called Network Manager that makes connecting to and managing wireless networks extremely easy.

When you log in to Ubuntu, the Network Manager applet appears in the top panel (see Figure 1.13). This applet handles and monitors network connections.

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FIGURE 1.13 The Network Manager notification applet, shown here already connected to a wireless network.

Click the icon in the toolbar to connect to a wireless network. If ...

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