in not so distant past, 5.x, iirc, right clicking network connection icon in task bar brought up a window showing wifi signals in area. this is no longer and i would like to have ability again either with network connection icon or with another icon that can reside in task bar. any ideas or suggestions? tia. -- The important thing is not to stop questioning. - Albert Einstein CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8 KDE 4.3.4 peace out. tc,hago. g . =+Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+If Bill Gates got a dime for every time Windows crashes... ...oh, wait. He does. THAT explains it! =+in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+=
On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 03:06:12AM -0600, geo.inbox.ignored wrote:> > in not so distant past, 5.x, iirc, right clicking network connection > icon in task bar brought up a window showing wifi signals in area. > > this is no longer and i would like to have ability again either with > network connection icon or with another icon that can reside in task > bar. > > any ideas or suggestions?yes. on 7.3, it still does that. the only difference is that it is left-click. in fact, as far as I can remember, it has always been done with a left-click. Fred -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. ----------------------------- Proverbs 15:3 (niv) -----------------------------
On 12/22/2016 08:04 AM, Fred Smith wrote:> On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 03:06:12AM -0600, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> >> in not so distant past, 5.x, iirc, right clicking network connection >> icon in task bar brought up a window showing wifi signals in area. >> >> this is no longer and i would like to have ability again either with >> network connection icon or with another icon that can reside in task >> bar. >> >> any ideas or suggestions? > > yes. on 7.3, it still does that. the only difference is that it is > left-click. in fact, as far as I can remember, it has always been > done with a left-click. >}} is that with gnome or kde dte? on a tower box; eth0 = onboard wired ethernet eth1 = wired ethernet card connected to a modem/router/wifi eth? = wifi/wireless card left click only shows the onboard wired ethernet and wired ethernet card connections. right click shows; [X] Enable Networking << grayed out [X] Enable Notifications Connection Information << grayed out Edit Connections -- The important thing is not to stop questioning. - Albert Einstein CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8 KDE 4.3.4 peace out. tc,hago. g . =+Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+If Bill Gates got a dime for every time Windows crashes... ...oh, wait. He does. THAT explains it! =+in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+=