Administering Wireless Networks From the Desktop
By default, when wireless network connections are enabled, the reactive networking daemon
(nwamd) attempts to connect to any available network in the Favorites list
without asking, in the priority order in which those connections are listed. If no favorite networks
are available, the Wireless Chooser dialog box opens. In this dialog box you can choose a wireless
network to join.
You can also modify the way in which connections to wireless networks are attempted in the
Wireless tab of the Network Preferences dialog's Connection Properties view of the Network
Administration GUI. If required, you can also manually connect to a different wireless network by
right-clicking the Network Status notification icon that is located on the desktop.
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You can access the Connection Properties view for a selected network through the Network
Preferences dialog. This dialog contains a drop-down list that is labeled Show. This list enables
you to switch between views for a given network. In each view, there are different tasks that you
can perform, as well as information about the selected network, which is specific to that
view.
The following views exist for every network connection in each network profile that is on the
system:
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Connection status
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Network profile
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Connection properties
For more information about profile-based network configuration, see
About Administering Profile-Based Network Configuration in Oracle Solaris and the GUI
online help.