Operation Manual
34 Wireless LAN 563
34.1 WLAN Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563
34.2 Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564
34.3 Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
34.4 Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
34.5 Conguration with YaST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567
34.6 Tips and Tricks for Setting Up a WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
34.7 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
34.8 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579
35 Using NetworkManager 581
35.1 Use Cases for NetworkManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
35.2 Enabling NetworkManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582
35.3 Conguring Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582
35.4 Using KNetworkManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586
35.5 Using GNOME NetworkManager Applet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
35.6 NetworkManager and VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592
35.7 NetworkManager and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593
35.8 Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595
35.9 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 596
35.10 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 597
36 Using Tablet PCs 599
36.1 Installing Tablet PC Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600
36.2 Conguring Your Tablet Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601
36.3 Using the Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601
36.4 Rotating Your Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601
36.5 Using Gesture Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602
36.6 Taking Notes and Sketching with the Pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605
36.7 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606
36.8 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608
37 Copying and Sharing Files 609
37.1 Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610
37.2 Access Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611
37.3 Accessing Files Using a Direct Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612
37.4 Accessing Files on Different OS on the Same Computer . . . . . . . . 614
37.5 Copying Files between Linux Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615
37.6 Copying Files between Linux and Windows Computers with SSH . . . . . 622
37.7 Sharing Files between Linux Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624
37.8 Sharing Files between Linux and Windows with Samba . . . . . . . . . 627
37.9 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630