WirelessWithoutX

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This page is part of the debugging series — pages with debugging details for a variety of Ubuntu packages.

Introduction

When working with X bugs it is sometimes not possible to log in to the desktop environment - GNOME or KDE. By default wireless networking setup is a part of the desktop environment. Debugging X often requires network access, so this means that normally a wired network connection is required when X isn't starting.

This page describes how to set up your system so that a wireless connection is available without needing to log in to the desktop.

NetworkManager

GNOME

  1. Right click on the network applet in your panel, and select Edit Connections…

    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Debugging/WirelessWithoutX?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=nm-applet-menu

  2. Go to the Wireless tab, select the wireless connection you want to make available, and press Edit.

    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Debugging/WirelessWithoutX?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=network-connections

  3. Check the Available to all users box, and press Apply…. Network Manager will ask for your password. Your network connection can now be used without logging in graphically.

    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Debugging/WirelessWithoutX?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=available-to-all-users

ConnMan

For Maverick, the Ubuntu Netbook Edition images plan to use network-indicator and ConnMan. Currently there is no GUI support for setting up system-wide network connections.

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