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. =+=