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. =+=
On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 12:38:28PM -0600, geo.inbox.ignored wrote:> > > 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 >Ah. Sorry, I should have said I'm using the Mate desktop. So you may have found a bug. Fred -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." ------------------------------ Matthew 7:21 (niv) -----------------------------
On 12/22/2016 12:44 PM, Fred Smith wrote:> On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 12:38:28PM -0600, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> 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 >> > > Ah. Sorry, I should have said I'm using the Mate desktop. So you may > have found a bug. >}} would not say a bug. believe more like devs left feature out with 6.x. best bet maybe to pull some 'war drive' progs, which i have been considering for laptop. thanks for your replying. -- 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. =+=